oldhawkfan
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McGruff":mpi3gxzm said:KitsapGuy":mpi3gxzm said:Why can't the center pretend he's in a shotgun formation? :229031_confused2: unno:
A long snap is a lot further and faster than a shotgun snap, and requires minute attention to the rotation of the ball so that it gets to the holder with the laces in the correct position.
It really is a pretty amazing exercise in physics to watch a good snapper practice.
I had a conversation this summer with a guy who was a center in college. I asked him why he hadn't tried his hand at long snapping. I figured it would be a pretty easy transition. Plus if you didn't necessarily have the requisite skills or size to play o-line in the NFL, then long snapping would be an easy way to earn a nice paycheck. He basically told me that it was a highly specialized skill that not many can do. He went into some of the specifics and how he had tried but could never master it.