Beckham: Defying the law of physics?

It's already 85 minutes in the game, Madrid needs a goal to grab 3 points in the crucial run for the championship.. and this is what happened.. (not actually..)

Familiar?

I can say, no one is a stranger to this scene. Bending approximately 45 degrees from the ground, having his left arm to support the balance and a full swing of his right foot, sending the ball into air, curling between the heads and towards the goal.. Yes, he's Beckham..

This sight was once again displayed in the recent World Cup match, as Becks scored the winning goal to bring his country to the last 8, the quarter finals.. without error, the ball flew majestically, like any ball swung by him during his training and enters the top left region of the goal.. The keeper was completely outclassed and covered his face in shame as England cruised on.

Despite his free-kick and dead ball situation prowess, this is only his third free-kick goal in any World Cup tournament he played.. This means that he just joined the ranks of Pele, Klinsmann and several other legends to score from a dead ball situation, also being the first Englishman to do so..

Of course other than him, there are several other Englishmen who obviously can score more goals than him, like the infamous Gary Lineker with 10 goals of total from the World Cup tournaments he played, Geoff Hurst and Michael Owen..

So the question is; How does he do it?

'Bending' the ball, to get a curved trajectory requires the kicker to spin it; the flight of a spinning ball creates an imbalanced airflow across the surface of the ball, causing the bending of the ball's path.

Follow the instruction closely, and you will kick like Beckham..

So, by spinning the ball with your insole, you will get the ball spinning and the stronger the spin, the greater the curve, as the direction of the spin would give an impabance of pressure on the ball when travelling against the airflow..

Bending your body like Beckham.. can you do it?

The position of the body is also vital to give the right angle for the right swing. Bending his body and leaning in a very very uncompromising position gives Beckham the ability to give the kick an original look, where not many people can imitate. Think about it.. if you try it, i think you will just humiliate yourself by falling down flat on the ground.. Also, rumours say Beckham has backaches and mainly it is due to the way he kicks.. ouch.. no i don't wanna hurt my butt there..

Not to say that i have not tried the pose before, but seriously, it is not easy. However when you get the touch and the groove, the results can be rewarding.. why? People will call you 'Hey, Beckham!' Well, just make sure you don't miss a penalty like he did.. that would be so soo embarassing..