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The former Cork sharpshooter looks at the art of freetaking and talks about why having someone who’ll hit 90- to 95% of his frees is so essential
DEAD AIM: Patrick Horgan splitting the uprights in an All-Ireland final against Clare at a packed Croke Park. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Patrick Horgan is a Cork hurling legend who, after calling time on a record-breaking career with the Rebels, now writes a weekly column.
Every team in the Munster Championship wants a freetaker who’ll hit 90- to 95% of his frees. Having two of them on your team is even better, and it can’t be a coincidence that the most successful team of the last ten years has even more.
For Limerick Aidan O’Connor missed a few in the league final a couple of Sundays ago, which was probably more noticeable because they came one after the other.
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