Essendon forward Joe Daniher will continue with his unorthodox set-shot routine against Carlton on Saturday before spending his summer break working on his set shot for goal.

Daniher has kicked a career best 38.30 this season and has begun trialing different set shot, rather than kicking a traditional drop punt when directly in front of goal.

The 22-year-old's approach was criticised by his former goalkicking mentor and Coleman medallist Matthew Lloyd, but coach John Worsfold backed the young forward to continue with the method if he was comfortable.    

Daniher said he was aware his goalkicking needed to improve rapidly and he would spend his off-season working on a new routine that could deliver better results next year. 

"My goalkicking is a work in progress and I know I need to improve … I'm under no illusions that that needs to happen quick smart," Daniher said.   

"I'll do a lot of work in the off-season and hopefully come back next year with a clear-cut routine. 

"Off-season is a chance for me to improve all facets of my game. You've got more time and more resources to do it then. 

"I've got a lot of time to work on it and come back in pre-season with something really clear that's going to hold up for 2017."

The snap-method first seen used by former Geelong and now GWS forward, Steve Johnson, has often come under harsh criticism.

Johnson also had to defend his choice to use the method back in 2013, arguing that – if practiced properly, it offered the player more control over the ball.

Searching for the method that fits his style the most, Daniher is committed to continuing with the technique against the Blues on Saturday at the MCG. 

"The snapping is something I've been tinkering with and trying to add to my game and open up," he said. 

"I think I've had a little bit of reasonable success with it inside that 20m zone and feel really comfortable with that.

"So it's something that I'm always trying to add a few strings to and I'll continue this weekend." 

Asked how he had handled the criticism of his goalkicking this season, Daniher said: "I take on-board what I think I need to take on-board. The rest is a bit of white noise." 

"It doesn't matter too much to me, and I know as long as I am working on my game as hard as I can I can sleep pretty well at night," he said. 

I'm going to knuckle down over the summer and hopefully see the results that I want to see."