1969-Dec-31 - Parks positive he'll get a kic
DAN PARKS has dismissed fears the Mitre ball used in Italy might have a negative impact on his kicking in the Stadio Flaminio tomorrow. paper bag printing In 2000, Kenny Logan famously missed four penalties as the Italians claimed their first-ever Six Nations win at the expense of Scotland. In the aftermath of that embarrassing reversal, the former internationalist turned pundit blamed his wayward kicking on the Italian preference for the heavier Mitre rather than the more popular Gilbert make. However, Parks today insisted that he has no concerns and that his kicking style can help Andy Robinson's men to their first win of the RBS 6 Nations campaign following defeats by France and Wales. The Scotland stand-off said: "I don't have any worries about the ball being a Mitre or any other make. My style of kicking is end- over-end and, although the sweet spot is a good bit further down the Mitre ball, that is not going to be an issue for me. "In any case, I have put plenty of practise in since we arrived in Rome on Wednesday and I am more than happy with the way I am striking the ball and with the end result. "I have always had the same style and I believe that it rewards you in terms of accuracy and hopefully that will prove to be the case again tomorrow. "I feel I had a pretty good game against Wales in Cardiff with the boot and my aim is to show some consistency and try and maintain that level, regardless of what type of ball it is. But now I am back in the team I want to try and stay in for as long as possible." With the Scots having succumbed to ruination in Rome on three occasions in the last decade, the Eternal City is a far from happy hunting ground for the national side, but Parks says poor Scottish history at the Stadio Flaminio should be left firmly in the past. He said: "This has never been an easy place for us and that is proven by the fact we haven't won there in a while. Obviously I played over there in 2008 when we lost 23-20 and that one was a hard defeat to take. But it is in the past now and all we are focused on is getting an important tomorrow. "We believe we are very close to putting a good replica balenciaga handbags performance and result together and, hopefully, that will happen against the Italians. "They never make it easy for you and they showed in their defeat against England how competitive they are and how good they are at slowing down the opposition ball. "But I believe that if we get quick ball away, we have the quality in our backline to hurt them." With eight Glasgow players in Robinson's side and the crucial scrum-half/stand-off axis filled by Warriors' Chris Cusiter and Parks, the kilted Wallaby believes Scotland will gain an edge from familiarity. Parks said: "It is good to have the kind of Glasgow axis we do now have in Scotland. Obviously with Chris the skipper at nine, me at 10 and then Graeme Morrison and Max Evans the centre pairing, there is a lot of understanding and trust there from our games with Warriors. "I think that is only going to benefit Scotland and if it gives us an edge in certain areas then that will be great. brochure printing "But we know the Italians will have been targeting this game as the one they hope to win, and it is up to us to ma
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