what is a snap shot ?

[the_player 0]

what is a snap shot ? because i've heard different things bout it, because some people say the stick goes up to your hip and some say it's about 3 or inches away from the puck/ball.

[technophile 0]

I always thought of it as "anything that isn't a wrist shot and isn't a slap shot". :D

i.e., wrist shots there's no backswing at all, you just shoot with the puck on your stick; slapshot is a full windup (waist or higher). Snap shot is anything in between, from a few inch backswing to a low windup (below waist sounds reasonable).

I could be completely wrong, though. :)

[Vapor 0]

no wind up, usually, you just snap your wrists all the way around, and the puck goes top shelf, and everybody goes crazy. Its probably one of the best shots in your arsenol, because you can get it off very quickly and you can aim very well with it.

[the_player 0]

i.e., wrist shots there's no backswing at all, you just shoot with the puck on your stick; slapshot is a full windup (waist or higher). Snap shot is anything in between, from a few inch backswing to a low windup (below waist sounds reasonable).

yeah thats wat i thought it was but i think most people thinks its something different.

[asdfa 0]

wrist shot, there is a small windup, but the stick is on the ice. snap shot, the small windup is above the ice, almost like a mini slapshot

[PJLime 0]

I only wind up to my waist on slap shots myself. I saw a hockey advice web site not long ago that said winding up higher than the waist wasn't going to add much to your shot. I don't really know if that is true or not but I've gotten use to the low wind up and it seems to work for me. Any opinions about it?

[EndBoards 0]

I suck at all three, but IMO the difference is in how the stick contacts the puck..

With a slapper, you take a big windup on the backswing and execute a swinging/slapping motion. The stick blade "hits" the puck for a fraction of a second like a golf club hits a golf ball..

With a wrist shot the stick doesn't leave the ice in the backswing. You execute more of a sweeping motion, and the stick blade "carries" the puck through the motion..

A snapshot is sort of a cross between the two. There's a small backswing - maybe a few inches, and the blade carries the puck a little bit, but not as much as on a wrister..

There's also a sort of shot that really doesn't have a name - where you just sort of flick the puck quickly with your wrists without the big weight transfer & follow through. This works in close quarters where you have to get the puck on it's way quick without regard to how fast the shot travels. Maybe you're picking a rebound up and don't have time to step into it and take the full motion of the textbook wrist shot..

[Geeno_56 1]

I consider it as a quicker release slap shot.

[asdfa 0]

I only wind up to my waist on slap shots myself. I saw a hockey advice web site not long ago that said winding up higher than the waist wasn't going to add much to your shot. I don't really know if that is true or not but I've gotten use to the low wind up and it seems to work for me. Any opinions about it?

for me, it's all about timing. if i have pressure on me, i have a small windup (if i'm at the point and a guy is on me) and my bottom hand is about waist level but if i'm not, it goes around shoulder level. i find that a bigger windup lets me lean into my shots more, but that's probably jsut mental

[reaper07 0]

my slapper is my best shot but i can make great passes using the wrister technique

like get it off the floor and land it on my teammates tape in front of the net

which i do quite often :P

lol yea

[Chadd 916]

I use the same technique starting at the point of impact for all of my shots. I let the puck run from heel to toe. With slappers the stick comes off the puck and I bring the stick back to my waist or a little higher. On wristers, the puck stays on the tape and is generally a little behind me. A little pressure down when I start the forward motion as well. For snap shots, the puck is on my tape and I just let rip with no windup.

[Nick23 0]

When using a sakic my snap shots suck, no direction, no speed and the puck spins all wrong, whilst with an iginla it is the complete opposite, there must be something im doing wrong, whos got the best slap shot you know?

[Dougie8 0]

I dont know who does, but Sami Salo on the Canucks has a hard Slapper...(do you mean of all time or now-a-days?)

[teamriot38 0]

I played with a couple of guys in minnesota that had tremendous snapshots that put my skills to shame, ever since then I've been trying to perfect my snapshot. any suggestions on imroving a snapshot?

[hockechamp14 0]

When using a sakic my snap shots suck, no direction, no speed and the puck spins all wrong, whilst with an iginla it is the complete opposite, there must be something im doing wrong, whos got the best slap shot you know?

it's the open face, it's exactly why I'm hooking up a smyth warrior stick when they come out.

Notice the snipers like kovalchuk and sakic use neutral or closed faces on thier blades. At least the ones who have killer snapshots.

[thejackal 46]

Could be the lie also. My snappers kinda stinks with the CCM Recchi, but were amazing with Hull's pro curve, shaved toe, higher lie.

[tbayrulz_10 0]

i sorta just snap my wrists sorta like a wrist shot and the blade doesnt leave the ice at all but i dont have any backswing at all on it