Wrist Shots

[Big Jim 1]

You shouldn't have a front or back foot when taking a wrist shot. Your body should be facing the target.

This is why I asked the question.

Last time I went to drop in my shot just felt off. I have figured out my stick is way too long. It's 63" and I'm only 6ft tall. Something about the last drop in I went to frustrated me as well.

My slapper is pretty much non existant though. That one is going to take quite a bit more time. My wrist shot is above average for a guy that's only been playing 2 months.

[gxc999 7]

Spread a bunch of pucks around the outside of the crease and work on chipping them to the corners. Don't set them up or stickhandle, just try to roof each one as quickly as you can and move to the next one. Make sure you have to move your feet and body from one to the next, don't just put them all in one area. Then do it all on the backhand. You will be surprised how quickly you will improve at that too.

I did that inside my house, I destroyed a couch, dresser, desk, well, lots of stuff. I worked on shooting from about 8 or 9 feet (the flip shot!) since that's where most of my goals came from anyway. I think it's a great idea for any forward. Even though shooting was naturally the hardest thing for me to pick up, I can pick corners from 15-20 feet on the wrister, that was the ONLY shot I worked on for over a year. For all the newbs out there, it takes time but it will happen. I'm working exclusively on the snapper now, since it's easier in motion.

[Chadd 916]

This is why I asked the question.

Last time I went to drop in my shot just felt off. I have figured out my stick is way too long. It's 63" and I'm only 6ft tall. Something about the last drop in I went to frustrated me as well.

My slapper is pretty much non existant though. That one is going to take quite a bit more time. My wrist shot is above average for a guy that's only been playing 2 months.

If you're skating, you should be facing the net most of the time. A lot of people spend most of their time practicing shooting standing still and then have problems shooting in a game situation.

Sounds like the stick is a little on the long side, though with a low enough lie it could be ok.

Slappers take a little time but it all depends on how you shoot. I use a very similar motion if I'm using a wrist, snap or slap shot. It makes things much easier. In any case, a slapper is like a golf swing, there are so many moving parts that it takes some practice in order to get everything moving together.

[Big Jim 1]

Yeah, thanks man.

Basically my background is street hockey/roller hockey as a kid. While it is what it is, it was something I did everyday, all day and something that I absolutely was in love with. All my shots were pretty good back then. Last hockey I played was in a rec roller hockey lead at 18-19, ten years ago. So I'm just trying to get back into it, plus ice is obviously much different, especially when it comes to trying to get traction shooting. I love this sport though, so hopefully that will help me improve quickly. I've been getting on the ice about 3 times a week as well. I also take just as many shots while moving as opposed to standing still, just the way it happens when you're at stick and pucks. I really surprised myself with how hard of a wrist shot I have. But after reading through this thread and others on the subject I couldn't even tell you if the puck comes off like a frisbee or not when I shoot. Something I'll have to check out tommorow when I play. I know that I don't usually concentrate on starting with the puck and the heel. I do it with the puck starting more at at the middle. I'll concentrate on that more as well from now on.

Anything to get better!

[BlackIce 1]

As stated, make sure you get the proper flex. Maybe your stick is too stiff. Get the stick to do the work, and really load your stick. Think of a bow and arrow effect. When you watch the pros shooting in slow motion you really see how much their stick flexes.

[tareatingrat 4]

If you have room when you're practicing or at open ice, try going end to end full speed and shooting between the blue and ringette lines. Come in from different angles and let 'er rip.

Try to keep your feet moving, shoot off the wrong leg, go to the backhand, etc. Try to deke around a couple pucks and you can work on a few things at the same time.

Found it helped me out, anyway.

[swede 49]

different curve = different tecnique.. but the shot speed mostly comes from the shaft flexing..

A good rule is: If you cannot flex the stick while doing a snapper, the stick is to stiff.