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2nd April 2018
09:15pm BST

The Thurles Sarsfields man stands back 1.5/2 metres from the sliotar. He stands upright and his eyes are set on his target.
His eyes turn to the ball. He takes a slight step back with his right foot, as his motion begins.
His left foot takes a similar step back.
He swivels his body slightly and brings his right leg behind his left. This will act as his standing leg. He brings his hurley up as he angles down towards the ball. His posture remains upright, crucially, as he leans towards the sliotar.
His left hand, which had been further down his hurl, slips back to a full length grip.
He stretches his left leg forward in a side-lunging type motion. His hurl almost swivels in his own hands as his wrists rotate with his swing. It's all about the wrists, the soft hands. You could probably pick the hurl out of his hands easily at this point.
He drops his standing leg down as he transitions from high to low. This helps him build up plenty of power. The swinging of his wrists is again crucial here.
Like a good golfer, he keeps his head down on the ground even after the strike.
And follows through like Padraig Harrington in '09.
Here it is at it's free-flowing and brilliant best.
It's the same trusted technique every time.
https://twitter.com/officialgaa/status/980169369572474880
And again...
https://twitter.com/sportingtipp/status/980193171584974850
Now you can compare it to Mark Coleman's technique.
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