Thursday, February 23, 2012

She shoots and she scores

Wilson on the Way

On shooting the puck for right handed shooters Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wrist shot:
Always start practicing in slow motion until the flow becomes automatic.
The puck is swept across the front of the body
The wrist shot: the puck is started off the back skate and travels the distance through a point that is your inseam distance away from the front foot and on toward the target. The puck is no farther than your inseam distance from a line drawn between the front and back skate

The top hand is on the upper end and the lower hand is half way down the shaft
There is a scissors action with the arms so your forward hand (top) must be able to clear your body as it drives to the rear of your body. (Check the length of the stick)
The scissors action begins
The weight is on the back leg and as the sweep begins the weight is rolled forward quickly until all the weight is as far forward as possible towards the target with the back skate is at least two feet off the ice.
To shoot low point the blade of the stick low, finish high for a high shot
Never shoot at the boards/ if necessary pick a small spot to aim at.
Look for red, the red goal posts. Aim just inside the post
A good follow through is important in many sports as well as a proper wrist shot in ice hockey

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