Shots are too high

[Zombies #77 10]

Can anyone give me advise on how to keep my wrist shots low? I use an Easton SE2 OPS with a Zetterburg pattern and an Easton SY50 wood stick with a Zetterburg pattern. This pattern seems to have the least amount of curve that I have seen, but my shots still whiz above the crossbar even at close range. I'm considering heating and giving my stick an even lesser curve, but want to know if a different curve or lie would be better for me. The tape wears right in the middle of the blade, so I think my shots are coming off in the right spot. Any help would be appreciated.

[fatwabbit 93]

Roll your wrists more during the follow thru?

[Speedz98 15]

Roll your wrists over more. Might be keeping the blade to open with you follow through.

[flyers10 57]

Roll your wrists over, follow through low is key and make sure to look where you want to shoot the puck.

[Zombies #77 10]

I'm surprised no one on my team has mentioned it to me. I'll have to practice and get it in my head when I shoot. Thanks for the advise.

[fatwabbit 93]

I use a P92 curve myself, and when I consciously think about keeping it low I keep my wrists rolled over during the followthru. Works when you're trying to blast from the point for a team mate to redirect it in.

[t6lock 24]

A good thing to compare rolling your wrists over to is shooting a draw in golf if you're familiar. I feel when I had to start rolling wrists on my shots it was a good reference point.

[NextBobbyOrr 0]

These guys are quite correct, the movement of your wrists should have a big effect. One extra thing to keep in mind though, may be where your stick ends up when it follows through. I had terrible problems with accuracy(well I still do...) but one thing that affected me was that I always followed through really high, even when I closed my wrists completely. I dunno if it`ll help much, but it might help you.

[jazz4all 9]

rolling ur wrist to close the blade and of course low follow through. however placement of the puck should be considered too.

[regularjoe 1]

Also, make sure you stay low when you follow through. I have a bad habit of popping up (not keeping my knees bent) when I shoot so I end up killing the glass even though I use a PM9/Zetterberg type of curve.

[hamstercaster 2]

This is something I really never had a problem with for some reason. I'd only look at where I'd want to shoot and the puck usually got pretty close to where I wanted it to. The only time I had problems was when I tried "overdoing it" when aiming for the top, then for some reason the puck would stay on the ice. With enough practice it becomes natural. You look at where you want to shoot and the your hands go through the proper movement without you having to think about it. Same thing with passing. It came to a point where my hands would automatically go though the proper motion of saucering the puck when needed. Sure, I'd occasionally miss but in my "golden years" passing and shot aim were my forte. Speed and skating agility however were quite the opposite lol. Decent hands, decent on ice vision but terrible speed and agility.

So I guess that with that being said, the key is to practice shooting low. When in the warm ups with an empty net, pick the low and top corners and try to get it as close as to where you were aiming. With enough practice you'll go through the motion automatically and be better at picking your spots when trying to beat a goalie.

[ibeck 38]

Higher flex?

[DumpN'Chase 1]

I always find that on ur finish, if the end of ur blade id pointed where u wanted it to go, ull be in pretty good shape. Idk if it works for anyone else but it does the trick for me

[Zombies #77 10]

Higher flex?

I can use my old aluminums with 100+ flex and still have the same issue. I was away from the game for 13 years and couldn't even lift the puck when I started getting back into it. 2 years later now I can't keep it down. From everyone's advise I'm going to work on my wrists and follow thru. It's really frustrating hitting the crossbar or flying over the goalie with almost every shot.

[Chadd 916]

It's nothing more than form, it shouldn't take long to fix.

[ibeck 38]

I can use my old aluminums with 100+ flex and still have the same issue. I was away from the game for 13 years and couldn't even lift the puck when I started getting back into it. 2 years later now I can't keep it down. From everyone's advise I'm going to work on my wrists and follow thru. It's really frustrating hitting the crossbar or flying over the goalie with almost every shot.

scratch my idea. Chadd is right, form is all you need to fix. Like the previous guy mentioned aim where you want the puck to go on your follow through.

[Chadd 916]

Like the previous guy mentioned aim where you want the puck to go on your follow through.

Follow though and roll your wrists so the toe points to the target