Need help with shot

[SCOMPL 14]

I have decent power behind my shot, but I've noticed that on long slapshots the puck tends to lean at a 45 degree angle en route to the net. Also, I struggle to "saucer" my snap shots and the puck tends to wobble. I feel as if something is wrong with my technique.

Could anyone please speculate what I might be doing wrong?

[xcntracer 2]

Off the top of my head, you're probably not closing your blade enough. As for saucers, I find it really depends on your blade pattern but you generally want the puck to slide off the blade's flattest areas as much as possible to keep it flat.

[SCOMPL 14]

I might mention I've had the same problem using both a P88 (Kane) and W03 (Kopitar) curve. As far as closing my blade, do you mean I'm hitting the puck with the face of the blade too open? Or am I not turning my blade over enough in my follow through?

[gxc999 7]

Turn it over more on the follow through. Work on reaching and pointing in your follow through, make the full body commitment with it. You'll see a difference. The only downside is that a longer shooting motion takes a little bit more time.

[Vet88 674]

On your slap shot, I was taught that the puck leans because your blade is either:

- not square to the puck on contact

- not flat on the ice on contact with the puck ie either heel or toe heavy

- not hitting the puck in the center of the blade

Take your pick of any of those 3 or a combination, any will upset your slap shot.

Follow through is more about controlling the direction and elevation of the puck, if you have a look at a slow motion slap shot the puck is only in contact with the blade whilst the blade is in contact with the ice. As soon as the blade leaves the ice, the puck is leaving the blade. Assuming everything else about your slap shot is passable (technique, power, skating ability, stick flex etc) then the main damage to your slap shot is done when the blade hits the puck.

[Chadd 916]

The puck is tilting because the lie is off on your blade. The longer the shot, the more you will see it.

[gxc999 7]

The puck is tilting because the lie is off on your blade. The longer the shot, the more you will see it.

It may also be a rocker based issue if you recently changed blades. I've seen that a few times with myself.

[Chadd 916]

It may also be a rocker based issue if you recently changed blades. I've seen that a few times with myself.

Rocker isn't an issue if the middle of the blade is flat on the ice. If it isn't, I see that as an issue with the lie. A bigger rocker will make a lie problem more evident.

[gxc999 7]

I think you're right there but it's often hard to tell in many cases. By the way (to OP), anytime I've not skated or played in a while, my slappers are a little bit funky. I have to take a few minutes and slow down my shot motion. That usually solves it for me. Give it a go and let us know.