In this episode of the “Experts in Sport” podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Neal Smith, reader in Biomechanics at Chichester University. They discuss his research on football kicking, his experiences of testing elite athletes, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, and finally, how his findings can be translated into improvement in performance for everyday players. Timestamps:  00:00 – 03:31 Introduction & career background information on our guest  03:32 – 11:08 The basics of football kicking research  11:09 – 25:40 What goes into a good technique   25:41 – 30:17 Tackling unexpected results  30:18 – 33:12 Communicating the findings  33:13 – 38:32 Testing Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick  38:33 – 41:35 More information on Neal’s research  41:36 – 42:15 Episode recap and conclusion