Stickhandling the Russian way

[FatAndSlow 0]

I've searched this site and others and was wondering if anyone can tell me how to stickhandle the "Russian way". It seems like when a lot of Russian players dribble the puck stays on their blade a long time and when they are dribbling quickly it has a "yo-yo" effect. How is this achieved?

I've read that you should spin the puck from toe to heel on the backhand side and heel to toe on the forehand side. Is this correct?

I've read that the toe of the blade should move more than the heel when dribbling. Is this correct? I've tried this but found that I am no long er cupping the puck.

I've seen the Kovy_Ribs_Fedo videos on youtube and it doesn't seem he's cupping the puck (not a flame Kovy 'cause you got some awesome skills).

Any help or links to videos would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

[Dat 0]

I've never heard it called the Russian way, but I think I know what you're talking about.

I started getting the hand of the yo-yo effect after practicing this drill:

You don't really need to spin/cup the puck much. It's more helpful to focus letting the blade slide with the puck. As the puck is moving across, place the blade just a head of the puck's path, letting the momentum of the puck soak in the blade, letting the blade ride the puck in a sense. After contact, slowly bring the puck to a stop before pulling the shaft (not sweeping) back the other way for the next catch. The yo-yo effect comes from the longer contact time between the puck and the blade, so what you're really doing is drawing out the impulse (force x time), by reducing the force and increasing contact time.

I tried it with both a smart hockey ball and a roller puck, and I think the roller puck helped more with this skill development. I think the rolling of the ball interfered with the learning of the feel against the blade.

[iamcanadian 0]

I've searched this site and others and was wondering if anyone can tell me how to stickhandle the "Russian way". It seems like when a lot of Russian players dribble the puck stays on their blade a long time and when they are dribbling quickly it has a "yo-yo" effect. How is this achieved?

I've read that you should spin the puck from toe to heel on the backhand side and heel to toe on the forehand side. Is this correct?

I've read that the toe of the blade should move more than the heel when dribbling. Is this correct? I've tried this but found that I am no long er cupping the puck.

I've seen the Kovy_Ribs_Fedo videos on youtube and it doesn't seem he's cupping the puck (not a flame Kovy 'cause you got some awesome skills).

Any help or links to videos would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

link please for kovy_ribs_fedo video?

[gee2626 0]

http://www.modsquadhockey.com/forums/index...amp;hl=infamous

[HattrickSwayze 3]

If you have hardwood floors or a smooth concrete floor in your garage, try stickhandling a puck on it. I started using a golf ball and a smarthockey ball at first to improve my stickhandling, but the height of them throws me off when I get back on ice. I get into a bad habit of hitting the top of the ball instead of setting my blade flat onto the ice.

The puck doesn't slide very fast on the hardwood floors or the concrete, but that's what helps. The puck flips really easily and the only way to keep it from doing so is to properly roll your wrists and cup the puck. Even just doing it a few times this week has really helped me once I got back onto the ice. If you find the puck is flipping too much, take the tape off your blade and it should help. Do this along with holding a toilet paper roll on your stick with your bottom hand, and you should notice a good improvement when you start back on ice again.