Wrist shot

[Chadd 916]

When I was coaching and working with goalies for hours on end I actually had bruises on my ribs from my top hand banging into my side over and over again.

That is an interesting observation, thankyou.

Possibly stupid question alert:

I know how to measure a stick, but if you have long legs and short arms, would you need to cut the stick down so that your top hand can bang into your side (rather than the shaft of the stick), or is that part not as important?

That's just how I do it, there are different mechanics for different stick lengths

[Darkbyte 0]

That's just how I do it, there are different mechanics for different stick lengths

Thankyou.

[Jordan 13]

And I don't have an idea about wrist roll...... :-(

Okay: Wrist roll

Take a sick in your hands, blade on the ground. Now look at your bottom hand, and turn both of your hands in unison so that bottom hand goes first palm up, then palm down. You will notice that when you do this, the blade goes from open to closed.

Remember when I said in an earlier post, that the blade should, start closed (lower hand/palm down), then as you push the puck forward the blade will momentarily open (lower hand/palm up), then as you follow through (this is where the push/pull happens) you simultaneously close the blade by rolling the wrists.

The things that contribute to raising the puck:

1) the speed that you can generate with the stick blade (this lets the puck stay on the blade longer)

2) how complete the follow through is

3) where your son ends up pointing the stick on his follow through

Some things to look for.

1) if the puck is fluttering, as opposed to spinning like a frisbee when it comes off of the blade, that means that he isn't starting with the puck on the heel of his stick

2) if he follows through high, but the puck still goes low. That means that he is either not opening the blade at all as he follows through, or that he is opening the blade, but failing to roll his wrists in order to close the blade

3) He may also be following through only with his hands. His whole body (chest) must turn to the target. His front elbow must move forward and away from his body as he shoots. His elbow, must also go upward in order for the shot and follow through to go upward.

Finally, my own opinion is that the youth sticks are awful. Try the softest junior stick that you can find. It does take some time to "get it". In the end he will, just stick with it. It took my son some time, but now he can rip it and pick corners pretty dependably.

[dc00 0]

Thanks Jordan for taking time to explain this in great detail. We'll continue to work on it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[#44wannabe 4]

When I was coaching and working with goalies for hours on end I actually had bruises on my ribs from my top hand banging into my side over and over again.

Hmmm, i was told i was shooting wrong when i got bruises on my Ribs whilst coaching.... Im glad i didnt listen to them!

[Chadd 916]

When I was coaching and working with goalies for hours on end I actually had bruises on my ribs from my top hand banging into my side over and over again.

Hmmm, i was told i was shooting wrong when i got bruises on my Ribs whilst coaching.... Im glad i didnt listen to them!

A shorter stick will prevent it, but I play defense most of the time and it works much better for me.

[#44wannabe 4]

Yeah, ive kept my sticks the same length pretty much all through my career so now i tend to hit my hip which is now well protected due to my Sherwood X8's (awesome pants btw).

[Beflar 53]

A couple things that I remember from my coaches on wrist shots-when you begin your shot, the puck should be at the heel of your stick and rotate out to the toe during the follow through. Also weight should be transfered from your back foot to the front foot. Don't lean back to try and lift the puck. Mite goalies dont cover very much net so lifting the puck with a wrist shot isn't really necessary and it will come with time because with time comes growth and strength. If he is in close and needs to lift it, teach him a little flip shot. Should be more that enough to beat a goalie at that age.

What he said and a sakic curve and your set.

[Jordan 13]

Hey dc...one more tip:

If you are able to go to stick and puck, or some other drop in...have your little guy practice shooting against the boards. It gives them audio feedback about when they generating power. Plus they love to make a loud bang against the boards.

A friend of mine used to hang things from the corners of their net in the driveway to make targets for their sons...some ideas included old GI Joe dolls, old shoes, and well anything that they wanted to have fun destroying. I think might have even hung an old LP record up there....disco?

[Stampeder 2]

http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=2&id=24979

Mike Cammalleri wrist shot, pretty cool vid

[dc00 0]

Yesterday my son scored a goal on a wrist shot from roughly 25 feet out. The shot went in with a lot of zip and the goalie couldn't react to it. I was so happy to see his improvement. Thanks again for all the help!