fast start?

[Bulldog101 0]

Hey guys i was just wondering which start for skateing gives you the extra step a head and gives you a faster start ,the jump start or the runing start thanx.......

[Irbe1 0]

Running start for me I suppose, though my acceleration is brutal.

[Dangles 0]

I think a crossover start would get you faster..where your parallel to the blue lines.

[sherwood21 0]

I use a V when I am needing to start/stop and have time. At first a V start doesn't seem like you are going to accelerate quickly, but its the best no doubt. You get as much forward lean as you can without falling, and then your golden. You can pick up so much speed this way, its scary.

[Cavs019 708]

the V is good, but once you get strong enough you can just lean back on one leg and thrust.

[Neo5370 132]

Laura Stamm teaches/recomends the V start, but I personally find it cumbersome.

Maybe I just don't have the coordination for it but I prefer to coil my strong leg (if I have a choice) and let it explode.......well nowadays it just kinda pops haha.

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

I think a crossover start would get you faster..where your parallel to the blue lines.

i went to a hockey camp and the instructor was the dallas or sum other NHL skating coach and he told us that crossovers take too much time cuz u got to step over ur foot, the best is the V or T (L) start because it takes the least time to do and the crossover makes u wanna jump and not keep ur skates closer to the ice

[biff44 0]

One trick I have heard about leaving a V start is to get up on the toes and lean forward so you start to fall, and then run as fast as you can to keep from falling down.

[Nacho 0]

I think a crossover start would get you faster..where your parallel to the blue lines.

i went to a hockey camp and the instructor was the dallas or sum other NHL skating coach and he told us that crossovers take too much time cuz u got to step over ur foot, the best is the V or T (L) start because it takes the least time to do and the crossover makes u wanna jump and not keep ur skates closer to the ice

I heard the exact same thing from the camp I went to. AtlantaThrashers01 did you go to the edge of excellence?

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

yea...edge of excellence, where was urs? mine was in winnipeg, canada

[All Torhs Team 0]

Im a winger on the face off and when im lined up...I am on my toes and heels together making a V . I am told that i look very funny but it gets the job done...and of course i do cheat in as much as i can

[Edge 0]

the V is good, but once you get strong enough you can just lean back on one leg and thrust.

that's the best way to do it IMO....you get the most power.

[hockechamp14 0]

Im a winger on the face off and when im lined up...I am on my toes and heels together making a V . I am told that i look very funny but it gets the job done...and of course i do cheat in as much as i can

with the v-start you also get more agility in the offencive end, you can spin off the d-man trying to tie you up, or fake the spin the second time, and go back the other way. :D

[myst3ry 0]

V-start.. Worked the best for me...

[Bruin88 0]

it depends what situation im in ,sometimes ill just giver ,other times ill do a crossover and then giver