The key to a good shot are position and timing, the picture below illustrate the 
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position of the kicker relative to the fall point of the ball. and also the ball illustrate 
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when you should press the space bar to shoot.
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After you press space bar, you can still control and aim the ball direction by 
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pressing the combination of arrow keys.