GK Long Throw
Better actionChecked
In one sentence
Keeper throws can reach 50 m instead of 30 m, and a throw into open space goes 10 m further at full power (40 m instead of 30 m).
Who does this affect?
Both: the range limits apply to your throws and the CPU's; the throw-or-punt choice and the long-throw option are for CPU-controlled keepers only.
How it works
A keeper's throw to a teammate or a spot is cut back if it is aimed beyond a limit: 30 m normally, 50 m with GK Long Throw. For targets 45 m or more away, only a keeper with the skill looks for a teammate near the landing point. A throw into open space travels 5 m plus 25 m times the power bar normally, and 5 m plus 35 m times the power bar with the skill. A CPU-controlled keeper with the skill also throws (instead of punting) to teammates up to 40 m away and gets an extra long-throw option.
When it applies
- The keeper has the ball in his hands and throws it.
- Throw to a teammate or a spot: anything aimed beyond 30 m (50 m with the skill) is cut back to that distance.
- Targets 45 m or more away: only with the skill does the game look for a teammate near the landing point.
- Throw into open space: distance = 5 m + 25 m x power bar (5 m + 35 m x power bar with the skill).
- CPU keeper: throws to a teammate who is calling for the ball if he is closer than 40 m (30 m without the skill), otherwise punts; with the skill it can also choose a long throw.
Without it
Throws stop at 30 m, a throw into open space reaches 30 m at full power, and a CPU keeper punts to anyone 30 m or further away.
In numbers
Power bar (%) → · m
Chart values
| 50 | 22.5 | 17.5 |
| 100 | 40.0 | 30.0 |
Common questions
Does GK Long Throw make throws faster?
Short answerNo sign of it
Only the distance limits and targets change; nothing in the throw's speed setup reads the skill.
Do Kicking Power or Lofted Pass add throw distance?
Short answerNo
No stat is read where throw distance is planned or limited.
Does it help short throws?
Short answerPartly
Aimed throws under 30 m are unchanged; throws into open space go further at any power.
Not yet confirmed
- Which button gives a throw into open space and which an aimed throw was not traced (the game's control list has 'Throw (Open Space)' as a separate command).
- The game uses a different throwing animation for long throws beyond 45 m (50 m with the skill); which animation this is was not identified.
- Whether any stat affects the accuracy of keeper throws.
The maths
LimitThrows to a teammate or a spot: 50 m with the skill, 30 m without.
LimitThrows into open space: 40 m with the skill at full power, 30 m without.
DetailThrows to a teammate or spot under 30 m are the same with or without the skill. Throws into open space are longer at any power (by 10 m x power bar).
DetailNo stat changes throw range.
DetailNot used by this skill: Kicking Power, Lofted Pass, Low Pass — no stat is read when the throw's distance is planned or limited; Height — only used by CPU keepers to pick a target for punts, not for throws