The phrase "a straightforward kick" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a kick that is direct, uncomplicated, or easy to understand, often in the context of sports or martial arts.
Example: "The player executed a straightforward kick that sent the ball straight into the goal."
Alternatives: "a simple kick" or "an uncomplicated kick".
Steenson missed a straightforward kick to restored Exeter's lead 12 minutes before half-time but was on target 12, after Alex Waller was offside from a Foden miskick.
Toby Flood makes no mistake with a straightforward kick and it's an ideal start for England. 4 min: This is a really bright start from England and South Africa look off the pace.
However, Jackson soon knocked over a straightforward kick from similarly close range.
Wales should have been level at the break, but Halfpenny missed a straightforward kick.
Ford scored the first points of the night with a straightforward kick in front of the posts to put the visitors ahead and added another from 35 metres soon after.
Dragons full-back Tom Prydie opened the scoring with a penalty, but Ospreys fly-half Biggar levelled with a straightforward kick before Ardon scored on the half-hour mark.
Ford, always influential, kicked two further penalties while Addison was guilty of missing a relatively straightforward kick that might have given the Sharks a foothold.
Cipriani's conversion came back off the post but he did add another with a more straightforward kick almost immediately from the restart when some awful Exeter tackling allowed Sam Tuitupou to run through.
Warriors full-back Stuart Hogg failed with a long-range penalty just before the break, and when Russell pulled a far more straightforward kick horribly wide early in the second-half, the groans around Scotstoun conveyed the concern among Warriors fans that their team was not producing the performance they had hoped for.
Despite Greeff and Russell each missing a straightforward penalty kick in the opening minutes, and Matt Burke kicking three for Australia to give the visitors a 9-0 lead, South Africa held the advantage in territory and possession, with Janus Laubuschagne ruling the line-out, and they were playing the more incisive rugby.
Paterson, with his sights on a fourth World Cup, levelled the game on 49 minutes with a straightforward penalty kick.
