NHL Wrist Shot Speed

[Led Head 0]

Hey all I was wondering the other day, I tried this thing out called a "Rapid Shot" and it measured the speed of your wrist shot. Mine was about 50 mph, and I was just wondering what an NHL'ers wrist shot would be like? Ovechkin, Semin, and Kovalchuk must have crazy wrister speeds, to me able to snipe em past goalies like they do. My guess would be around 75 mph. Anyone know for sure?

[Krev 86]

Rapid Shot also uses weighted pucks, so up your mph a little.

[chippa13 1844]

While velocity is nice to have, the two biggest components to a good wrister are a quick release and accuracy.

[flyers10 57]

I thought I read somewhere that most NHL wristers where between 50-70's. And that most valued accuracy over speed. BTW, how do you improve your release to make it quicker.

[chippa13 1844]

Strong forearms, good form, and using the right flex for you.

[skyscrape 5]

I thought I read somewhere that most NHL wristers where between 50-70's. And that most valued accuracy over speed. BTW, how do you improve your release to make it quicker.

You didn't happen to see what the average slap shot speed was did you?

[adalbort 1]

and/or use a specialised sniper stick. the vapor line of Bauer is the tapered line, aimed at quick release and improved accuracy, but most manufactures have something similar. one stick that i tried recently and i found incredibly fast was the Salming M11 KZN, its of a ridiculously quick release! i cant really use it coz im a defenseman but its worth to try if you can get ahold of one. i can because i live in Sweden and its a swedish brand but I dont know how easy it would be to find them elsewhere.

http://www.lannasport.se/sv/articles/1.306...ZN+Sr%2C+21R-95

if you guys explain me how to, i can actually upload the poster where you can see its most surprising feature, the kickzone, which you cant see in the link above

[Hradsky 1]

'ere you go!

http://cgi.ebay.com/SALMING-M11NXT-HOCKEY-...=item439fc6156c

Kick point looks wack.

[adalbort 1]

no thats actually a different stick, thats the M11 NXT, its a bent shaft (not allowed under IIHF rules)

the KZN stands for Kick-zone!

[hoonking 0]

If you practice properly enough, with some strength and the aforementioned practice a quick release will come soon enough. You don't need a special stick, although a stick with a low kickpoint might help when you aren't 100% comfortable with it. But I guarantee you that Marian Hossa can take a quick snap with a wooden stick that is nearly as fast as when he uses his normal stick. Its about the practice.

[adalbort 1]

heres a picture!

thumbs up to hoonking, that IS the best way to snap fast

[HattrickSwayze 3]

I remember seeing a segment on CBC with Fernando Pisani showing off his hockey training place, and he took a few snapshots that were 77 MPH on the radar gun. When I first started playing, my snap shot was around 55 mph. Somebody brought a radar thing out to a skate the other week and I hit 67 mph. Take it with a grain of salt because I don't know how accurate it was, but if I can hit over 60, guys like Ovechkin have to be shooting atleast over 70-75 consistently I would think.

[tareatingrat 4]

I got my wrist shot up to 64 mph at a hockey training facility here in Winnipeg, reasonably accurate (the radar gun gets a better read if you shoot in a specific area, apparently). It's actually where Towes has a ton of stats up on the wall (fastest stickhandling, fastest up the speed ramp, etc.).

Unfortunately, I don't remember what the fastest wrist shot was, as I think the board only had scores for fastest slap shot, or backhand.

I would venture a guess and say that if I can get a wrist shot up to 64 mph, NHLers shoot a fair bit faster. In fact, I do believe somebody had a backhand that was close to 60 mph. Which, to me, is ridiculous.

[shooter27 116]

NHL wristers/snappers are definitely all above 70mph. I remember back in the FoxTrak days that you would never see a shot measured below 70mph (take the accuracy of that system for what its worth). Accuracy and release are certainly the top two most important factors in scoring goals at that level, but no NHL goalie is going to let in a shot at 40-50mph unless it takes some kind of crazy bounce or they don't see it.

[noodle3872 40]

I don't remember the FoxTrak puck giving a shot's velocity but I do remember the glow turning red when it was shot or passed hard.

[shooter27 116]

I'm almost positive that one version of it did, can't remember if it was an earlier or later version. Its possible I wasn't watching fox, but I've definitely watched games at some point in the past where they had shot speed.

[skyscrape 5]

I'm almost positive that one version of it did, can't remember if it was an earlier or later version. Its possible I wasn't watching fox, but I've definitely watched games at some point in the past where they had shot speed.

I remember it showing velocity as well. Can not remember if it was every shot though.

[Jarick 5]

I'd have to guess 75-80 mph based on how hard they dump pucks into the corner. I'm just amazed when I sit near the glass in the corner how hard they shoot the puck off the glass just with a wrister.

[Ahriman 1]

I remember it showing velocity as well. Can not remember if it was every shot though.

It was a blue trail if it was in a certain speed range, and red if it was at a very high speed. Dont remember what the cut off speeds were though.

[dayroc 0]

Would shooting (wristers) 100 pucks a day give you a harder shot?

[starsfan71 9]

Would shooting (wristers) 100 pucks a day give you a harder shot?

If you are using the proper technique then yes it would. Until I lost all my pucks ( :angry: ) I was shooting about 200-250 a day and it REALLY helped my shot. It improves technique, wrist strength, and helps muscle memory.

[Hradsky 1]

Would shooting (wristers) 100 pucks a day give you a harder shot?

Obviously? Practice makes perfect...

[Chadd 916]

Obviously? Practice makes perfect...

Practicing with poor form will not result in better form. That said, shooting pucks will result in more velocity, regardless of form.

Velocity alone isn't everything. You need to work on accuracy to go along with the velocity and being able to release the puck without as much windup. An accurate shot with a quick release is better than the hardest wrist shot you can manage almost 100% of the time.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

If you are using the proper technique then yes it would. Until I lost all my pucks ( :angry: ) I was shooting about 200-250 a day and it REALLY helped my shot. It improves technique, wrist strength, and helps muscle memory.

Did you ever get one of those backstops that go around the net?

[dsjunior1388 81]

It was a blue trail if it was in a certain speed range, and red if it was at a very high speed. Dont remember what the cut off speeds were though.

http://frozenwater.wordpress.com/2008/03/3...e-glowing-puck/

This blog includes video from the 1997 all star game, and it shows the speed of the shot as well as the gloving puck changing colors based on the speed (70 mph.)