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Squaring to the puck and not the shooter was huge for me. It seems obvious now but it wasn't even something I thought about at first. Like you said, so many little things that you'd have no way of knowing without somebody showing you. I can watch countless videos of somebody doing t-pushes correctly but that still doesn't help me correct my form once I'm on the ice. And practicing doing it wrong isn't going to help much. It may click eventually but it will take a whole lot longer. I bet I could have a coach show me how to do it correctly (or at least show me how to practice it to eventually do it correctly) in 20 minutes or less, easily. It's also not easy trying to picture what somebody is suggesting based on text alone. I had a lengthy "discussion" with somebody on another forum a while back who was trying to explain why my butterfly sucks. I just didn't see in my videos what he was saying I was doing wrong, so I couldn't fix what I couldn't see. I was just not picturing it correctly. I'm still pretty happy with my progress, though. But definitely nowhere near where I want to be.

Nice man, will watch all of these once I get back to the hotel. Like you mentioned, knowing what I need to do is very different from knowing how to execute. I still think I need to take even just 2-3 lessons with an actual goalie coach just to work with me on simple mechanics. Physically showing me what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it, etc. I really really appreciate the help I get on here and on other forums but sometimes it really needs a personal aspect to it. It's like trying to learn how to deadlift based on a video... sure you may eventually get it right, but having somebody there to properly adjust your stance, etc would be huge. Unfortunately our warmups are so short I usually have just enough time to do some basic stretching and then take maybe 5-6 shots before it's over. Stick and puck sounds awesome, it just requires me actually being home to get to one of those. Hopefully I'll get this new (local) job so I can sleep in my own bed more than a couple times a month. Either way, it's still a whole lot better than it used to be. I'm sure the GGSU legends camp is going to be huge for me as well. It may be way above my skill level but I'm sure I'll pick up a ton from it.

Definitely some late reaction time. I almost think that when he threw it in front that I knew it was way wide and there was nobody on the back door so I was just going to let it go into the corner. But I'm not sure. Either way, you're right I needed to move regardless. You're not the first one to mention my "half-butterfly". I just don't know how to actually fix it. I made it into a GIF just so it's easier to see on a loop (I know JR hates GIFs on here - hopefully he doesn't mind this one!)

I laughed a bit when I read this reply.

Well, even if its only one period I figured I'd edit it anyway. These guys just kept trying to shoot it from a distance. Stick save after stick save. Kind of funny watching them back to back like this. The one question I have is about the goal that was scored. Is there anything I could have done better on that? I was concentrating on the shooter, but did know there was traffic in front. I didn't want to cheat to my left. Is this just a fluke that there wasn't much I could have done better, or what?

Yea... So dumb.

Won 5-2. Team is now 8-1, and I have 7 wins. Ref made me take the camera down after the first period so no video :(

I'm lucky that my regular season team is so far away I never get blackouts. But watching the Kings and much of the playoffs... yeah, Yonder. But its so easy and works so well I really don't mind.

And this is why I use NHL.tv

My biggest rebound issue at this point is shots off upper chest/shoulder area. There's no way to cradle those so it ends up popping out into the slot.

Prince

Saving energy mostly. Warmups for me is just tracking the puck.

Heh, I'll take shots in warmups until somebody decides to try to snipe top corner and then I'm out. I also don't go down at all in warmups. They don't get the whole concept of "shoot at my gloves".

Chyna

And if you can't absorb, make sure they either go out to the corners or out far enough that you have time to recover. I hear you though, I had a problem for a while with not being able to hang onto pucks to the chest area.

Yeah as opposed to the brutal NBC guys. The less time I have to listen to Doc Emrick screeching in my life the better.

I don't get what you're saying.

Cross-posted in the Show off your Goalie Gear thread :)

Do you have something against wearing a modern mask?

Seems like an easy decision to me ;) How does one manage to get hit in the jaw??

I'm still going strong on my original Mako Is, but I'm not very hard on them and only started wearing them again recently. It had been about 6 months of only playing goal until a few weeks ago. They're still in pretty good shape, with the exception of a tiny bit of rust around the rivets. Probably from the 1 or 2 times I didn't take the insoles out.

Mako 1? I've heard of that happening a few times in this thread.

That's what I always try to tell people... Superfeet aren't for arch support, they're for heel stabilization. And they do a damn good job of it.

Nope, it's wonderful! Could probably skate with no laces they wrap so well!

I don't get it. Why no?