Shayne Graham has a unique checklist he goes through before every field goal try. It was put together nearly three decades ago when Graham’s father, Thomas, bought his son a pigskin and took him to a baseball field to kick. The nine-year-old’s first attempt went straight into the top of the backstop and punctured a hole in the ball. So dad returned to the store and made another purchase.
Once they had the necessary gear, the elder Graham came up with the “Four F’s”, which are to be remembered in succession: focus, fundamentals, an expletive-laced remark and follow-through.