I've always wanted to see an experiment to see if free kicks (or teed golf shots, or a teed football) performance went down if the athlete was not allowed to se

I've always wanted to see an experiment to see if free kicks (or teed golf shots, or a teed football) performance went down if the athlete was not allowed to set or tee the ball themselves. Soccer players will always give the ball a gentle toss onto the ground and watch it settle; do world class athletes "see" the millimeter differences in the ball position and subconsciously take into account before striking??