How do I roof the puck from the hash marks or farther?

[snipecity 0]

Sorry I there is a topic already on this, I couldn't find one myself.

Anyway, I can normally snipe top corners on my sheet of synthetic ice but when I'm skating I can't get anything above maybe... 3 ft.

Just wondering if I should do anything different.

Thanks

[quinton1 4]

Everybody's always into sniping, and going bar down, but you will score the most goals keeping the puck low on the ice, more of your shots will hit the net also.

But if you want to see if you can get the puck higher, try moving your hand to a different part of the stick, I have more control when I move my hang closer to the top of the stick

[Speedz98 15]

Open the blade and exaggerate your follow-through. Remember hockey is a very honest sport, you get what you give. If you point at your target on the follow through in one smooth quick motion, the puck should go there.

[smu 29]

But if you want to see if you can get the puck higher, try moving your hand to a different part of the stick, I have more control when I move my hang closer to the top of the stick

I have always have had difficulty with too stiff of a flex, if I draw my bottom hand it increases the ability to bend the shaft at the opyimal flex spot.

Moving the hand up it is like you are throwing the puck and not using the whip in your stick.

This would be me anyway, in the basement I can hit the top corners evertime with velocity on plastic. I get to the rink and and can hardly reach the net as if I never ever took a wrist shot.

[Chadd 916]

Are you skating on the synthetic ice or just shooting in sneakers? If you can do it on synthetic but not on ice, it sounds like an issue with transferring power through the puck when you're on the ice. That is a very common issue with someone shooting in sneakers and then trying to carry it over to ice. Practicing with ice or inline skates on will make your practice more realistic.

[chrisehyoung 14]

When I was a kid we watched a shooting video by Brett Hull at hockey practice. His advice was to follow through where you want the puck to go. If you want to keep it low, follow through low. If you want it to go high, follow through higher.

Try adjusting your hand position and technique little by little. Also puck position at the release point. If all else fails, maybe try a more open toe curve but remember that will affect way more than just your shot.

[smu 29]

Are you skating on the synthetic ice or just shooting in sneakers? If you can do it on synthetic but not on ice, it sounds like an issue with transferring power through the puck when you're on the ice. That is a very common issue with someone shooting in sneakers and then trying to carry it over to ice. Practicing with ice or inline skates on will make your practice more realistic.

Hi Chad,

Yes, I am in sneakers and just using the UMHV material to launch! With age I have seemed to get worse as it's something I have not practiced at all on the ice. Most of the time I am setting up somebody instead of shooting. Should I use the plastic at all? I will try and do a little practice shooting before our game starts. We get about 15-20 minutes before we start our game. Luckiliy we get about 75 minutes of pure ice time.

Thanks - Alan

[smu 29]

Practicing with ice or inline skates on will make your practice more realistic.

Chadd, I missed this point, you mean use the inline skates with the plastic instaed of the sneakers. Thanks

When I was a kid we watched a shooting video by Brett Hull at hockey practice. His advice was to follow through where you want the puck to go. If you want to keep it low, follow through low. If you want it to go high, follow through higher.

Try adjusting your hand position and technique little by little. Also puck position at the release point. If all else fails, maybe try a more open toe curve but remember that will affect way more than just your shot.

I will look for Hull's videos thanks!

I have the open face blade and that puts the puck over the net when I am on the ice and in real close! Other than that, no difference.

[Chadd 916]

Chadd, I missed this point, you mean use the inline skates with the plastic instaed of the sneakers. Thanks

Yep, the shoes to skates transition explains why you can do it in practice and not on the ice. It is much easier to transfer energy in sneakers as there is a much larger area in contact with the surface.

[smu 29]

Yep, the shoes to skates transition explains why you can do it in practice and not on the ice. It is much easier to transfer energy in sneakers as there is a much larger area in contact with the surface.

Thanks Chadd, do I get any advantage of using my UHMW sheet and net in the basement at all? I can do many (5) of the pick up the puck tricks and the rest of the shooting. Some good must come of it. At least I am able to, at times, bring the puck back and get it on my blade or flick it up to my glove. Something that I have been able to transfer to the ice surface although the ice is far "faster'?

Put it away? - Alan

[Chadd 916]

Thanks Chadd, do I get any advantage of using my UHMW sheet and net in the basement at all? I can do many (5) of the pick up the puck tricks and the rest of the shooting. Some good must come of it. At least I am able to, at times, bring the puck back and get it on my blade or flick it up to my glove. Something that I have been able to transfer to the ice surface although the ice is far "faster'?

Put it away? - Alan

Any time you have a stick in your hands and you can work on puck skills, that stuff is going to help you when you get on the ice. Even shooting is going to help, you just have to acknowledge that it's easier in sneakers and that you will have to do everything just a little "more" (force, follow through, etc...) once you get on the ice. I would keep using it to work on improving your stickhandling and your shooting motion.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I don't know how helpful this will be, but here it is anyway. It's pretty basic, but he covers the wrist movements well.

[chippa13 1844]

Something else to consider. If you are shooting in shoes then you will have to somehow adjust for the fact that you will be a couple inches shorter than you are on skates. You may want to stand on a block that simulates the height of your skates holders/blades.

[smu 29]

Any time you have a stick in your hands and you can work on puck skills, that stuff is going to help you when you get on the ice. Even shooting is going to help, you just have to acknowledge that it's easier in sneakers and that you will have to do everything just a little "more" (force, follow through, etc...) once you get on the ice. I would keep using it to work on improving your stickhandling and your shooting motion.

Thanks Chadd, good advice.

I don't know how helpful this will be, but here it is anyway. It's pretty basic, but he covers the wrist movements well.

Unfortunately I missed your link, thanks though.

Something else to consider. If you are shooting in shoes then you will have to somehow adjust for the fact that you will be a couple inches shorter than you are on skates. You may want to stand on a block that simulates the height of your skates holders/blades.

That's what they do at the LHS and trying their new sticks. I tried shooting there and just shortened up on the shaft a bit and did quite well. Perhaps I will make a platform for the garage, thanks.

[burr14 17]

Thanks Chadd, do I get any advantage of using my UHMW sheet and net in the basement at all? I can do many (5) of the pick up the puck tricks and the rest of the shooting. Some good must come of it. At least I am able to, at times, bring the puck back and get it on my blade or flick it up to my glove. Something that I have been able to transfer to the ice surface although the ice is far "faster'?

Put it away? - Alan

Could also have to do with your curve. I'm assuming you use the same stick on plastic as you do on ice, but the changing to a large/more open curve like a sakic/backstrom/hall type curve could help.

[smu 29]

Could also have to do with your curve. I'm assuming you use the same stick on plastic as you do on ice, but the changing to a large/more open curve like a sakic/backstrom/hall type curve could help.

I have the Backstrom curve and doing better on the ice. I guess I passed off so much I lost my wrist shot, but it is starting to come back, I was even unable to clear the puck over the blue line and all I needed was to bring the stick back a behind my body. I can really let it rip in the basement, but the ice is trouble and I will just have to keep reading the "How To" and watch the videos. As I have said it's picking up over a couple of game and I find I am shooting more as well!