ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted December 20, 2013 I have used the same curve and flex for the past 4 years and have never had this issue. Just recently I've noticed that my snapshots and one timers are just making complete left turns in the air. They start off straight and just take off. I'm a right handed shot and I don't know what's changed since two weeks ago. If anyone has any input or advice I'd be glad to hear it. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirJW 207 Report post Posted December 20, 2013 How old is your stick and or shaft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted December 20, 2013 I've been switching between 2 of the same new sticks since the beginning of the season. Not old, not whipped out, still really stiff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispy92 14 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Difference tape job perhaps? When you shoot is the puck flat or on angle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Been taping my stick the same since squirts, don't think the puck has been on edge euther. Very strange Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 generally it happens when the toe is up in the air on the shot. The puck becomes tiled as it slides down the face of the blade. That tilt in conjunction with the spin will make the puck act like a slider. It's nice to be able to throw one of those at the goalie intentionally from time to time, but frustrating when it first happens and you don't know why. I can't tell you what is causing you to have the heel down and toe up, you will have to figure that part on your own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Even if you can't tell me exactly what's wrong it's more than I knew before. Thanks for the insight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Hopefully you can learn to manage it and use the shot. My centre back in midgets had a shot that would drop like a Kevin Brown sinker and could actually aim it and use it when he wanted to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Never, ever learn to take shots that curve, dip, or otherwise move without total predictability. All shots should be laser straight, and preferably introduced by a telegraph message indicating the intended shot placement, which you must hit unfailingly.Also, never fake shots, or deflect the shots of others: it's ungentlemanly. Screening too. And rebounds.Sincerely,Goalies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ktang 34 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 If you shoot right and the puck is going left, are you making initial contact in the middle of the blade? If the puck is spinning flat and then making that left turn, then it is spinning counterclockwise (as viewed from above), and to do that the puck is going from toe to heel off your blade.It is sort of like hitting a draw or a hook in golf.If you are using your trusty blade pattern and flex, perhaps your sticks' shafts' torsion is lower, and / or there is a different flex profile in them. These would help you to shoot these goalie nightmares. Or, are you getting stronger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Getting stronger, yes. And now that you mentioned shooting them from the middle of the blade that's probably it. I generally only take snapshots, which I've learned to shoot off the toe. Probably trying to use the toe half of the blade for slappers too. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ktang 34 Report post Posted December 29, 2013 I've been trying to emulate the spin on your shot, with some success. Now I can also shoot a low-spin shot, occasionally, and there is a lot more velocity on it when it happens. Thanks for starting this topic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted December 29, 2013 I've been trying to emulate the spin on your shot, with some success. Now I can also shoot a low-spin shot, occasionally, and there is a lot more velocity on it when it happens. Thanks for starting this topic!Next work on really snapping the toe down when you feel the puck get near the end of the blade. It's always fun to watch the goalie go cross-eyed when you intentionally put a puck on end and skip it at him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ktang 34 Report post Posted January 6, 2014 I've been trying to emulate the spin on your shot, with some success. Now I can also shoot a low-spin shot, occasionally, and there is a lot more velocity on it when it happens. Thanks for starting this topic!Next work on really snapping the toe down when you feel the puck get near the end of the blade. It's always fun to watch the goalie go cross-eyed when you intentionally put a puck on end and skip it at him. I tried doing that in warmups for the last 2 games (4-5 times each warmup), and it didn't work. Thinking back on it, it's probably because I'm going toe to heel on these shots now, letting the shaft torque do the work.I just saw some of the slo-mo replays of some shots from this year's WJC, and they are also going relatively spinless, especially the ones going same-side (e.g. a left-hander shooting to the left). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Toe to heel? Never tried that. When I shoot off the toe it's a lot easier to shoot without spin, especially with a pick and fling type motion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ktang 34 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Yeah, the OP's shot trajectory (right to left, shooting right-handed) and his post #11 opened my eyes to shooting toe-to-heel and spinless, so I tried it and noticed that shooting spinless shots gave me a harder shot.Maybe that's causes what the "heavy shot" that goalies talk about; without so much spin, more of the puck's momentum might be concentrated on a smaller area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 Yeah, the OP's shot trajectory (right to left, shooting right-handed) and his post #11 opened my eyes to shooting toe-to-heel and spinless, so I tried it and noticed that shooting spinless shots gave me a harder shot.Maybe that's causes what the "heavy shot" that goalies talk about; without so much spin, more of the puck's momentum might be concentrated on a smaller area.I've always believed the opposite; that a shot with a lot of spin will be heavier. Most of the goalies I used to work with agreed on that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMolnar 14 Report post Posted January 7, 2014 I didn't know it would even be possible to shoot from toe to heel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
