Off foot shooting

[nazzy19 0]

I find it increasingly difficult to wrist/snap the puck off my left foot (Im a righty) and now predominantly shoot off my off foot. How about you guys? I wonder if i need to break this habit.

[mxihockey 0]

Same here. When most kids learn how to use their wrists they usually start shooting off their off leg. (My theory)

[automorph 0]

i believe i shoot off my wrong foot as well.......as a lefty what foot is "supposed" to stay on ice?

[nazzy19 0]

your right foot usually

[Aussie Joe 0]

I use both. Took me about 6 mths when I was 17 to learn how to shot off my right foot (I'm a righty). Depending on the range, or what I'm trying to do I will swap feet. Generally I will try and shoot fast and hard, whichever foot is quicker or easiest will determine how I shoot in any given play.

[DarkStar50 679]

Grip it and rip it! Pull the puck into the heel if you can the way OV does. Otherwise just work on strengthening your wrists to snap the puck off your blade from heel or toe. Messier finished with 694 goals shooting off the wrong foot.

[Aussie Joe 0]

There are allot of guys here that shoot harder and more accurate off their "wrong foot" sometimes it just feels better or you get used to it more. It's one of my fav exercises to give kids for balance is taking three strides, lean on one foot and puckhandle, dangle etc all the way from goal line to goal line. Then change feet and come back the same way. You can even do the same drill with one puck between guys and passing between themselves on one foot rather then puckhandling.

[Scoobersti 0]

I can shoot off of either foot, but, I find it that if I need a quicker release I am able to shoot it off of the "wrong foot" because there isn't any weight transfer from one foot to another and I shoot it basically with just arms and wrist.

[fawn111 0]

yup.. "off" foot is much faster for me... maybe a tad less zip because there is not as much weight transfer, but much quicker release.....

Just watch Messier!

[in da crease 0]

Lefty's get their power from their left leg. Righty's from their right, regardless of 1 or 2 skates on the ice at the time.

off foot or wrong foot... Not sure I would call it that. If a lefty keeps his left foot on the ice when he shoots, he's still going to get that "drive" from that leg. A lefty shooting from the right foot is a bit more difficult and may ultimately be more of a snap shot and will likely be a weaker wrist shot. A lefty shooting from his left leg only is pretty normal.

For that reason, I would consider a lefty shooting off their right foot as shooting off their wrong foot. Ideally, you would like to be able to do both. The downside of shooting off one foot or another is stability. It doesn't take much to knock somebody down when they are on one leg.

[starsfan71 9]

I shoot better off of my off foot. I can barely shoot off of my left. (righty)

[Angora Cat 0]

I find it increasingly difficult to wrist/snap the puck off my left foot (Im a righty) and now predominantly shoot off my off foot. How about you guys? I wonder if i need to break this habit.

It's important to be able to shoot off either foot. Unless you have great technique and a strong upper body, the off-foot shot won't have enough zip on it to be a real threat when you need the velocity that comes from the weight transfer of the traditional wrist shot.

For example, if you play the off-wing or enter the offensive zone with your forehand on the inside, curling towards the middle and ripping a shot should be a bread-and-butter move.

[K9 Unit 1]

It's important to be able to shoot off either foot. Unless you have great technique and a strong upper body, the off-foot shot won't have enough zip on it to be a real threat when you need the velocity that comes from the weight transfer of the traditional wrist shot.

For example, if you play the off-wing or enter the offensive zone with your forehand on the inside, curling towards the middle and ripping a shot should be a bread-and-butter move.

i think thats not totally true or maybe i'm just weird...i can shoot off both foot but i usually get more zip when i use my right foot (i'm a righty) it just feels a lot more natural, it kinda helps if you can do the basketball layup properly on either side since you jump off the other foot from the hand with the ball

[gxc999 7]

It depends what position you are in. If you get the change, you want to square up and do a full weight transfer, and thus end up on your right foot, if you are a lefty shooter. However, just shooting from your natural foot (right if you're a righty) is often most practical, since you don't have to really slow down and you don't have to transfer weight. Depends on the situation.