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So what does a kicker at the top of his profession do in order to stay there when he reports to training camp?

Constantly look for new ways to improve, of course.

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Naturally, Justin Medlock is keeping the bulk of his approach the same going into his fourth season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

When the results have been what they’ve been for Medlock, there’s no real reason to change.

But for Medlock, he’s worked hard at improving his punting during the past few seasons and he’s seeing positive results after adding a few additional pieces to his repertoire.

“I watched a lot of film this year, I got pretty obsessed with it,” said Medlock. “Obviously, I’ve got a number of punts that I have – I have the Aussie, the Aussie hook, the knuckle ball, the regular ball and then one where I fake left and pull it right. I’ve got some different ones that I’m trying to execute.”

When you have that many different types of punts available, how does one ultimately make a final decision?

“It’s situational. You just have to know when to play the certain shot and that’s what I’m trying to get better at. I’m trying to hit the right shot at the right time,” said Medlock, 35. “Last year, there were a couple of times when I hit the shot that I shouldn’t have hit. So that was one of the things I decided to focus in on. They gave me a look, but the wind was telling me another way and I should just stuck with the way to get it done. There were four or five of those, where I should have stuck with the base hit.”