Dan_The_Man_16 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2005 I am having trouble getting away quick wristers with power. I have always seemed to have this problem, so I used more of a snap shot before. I mainly use these to clear my zone, as I am a defenceman. I can get the shots flat, but they just don't seem to have the power that they should. This is kinda hard to explain but I think because I don't have time to properly transfer my weight to shoot the puck. Does anyone have any techniques on 1 footed shooting, or just getting away wrist shots in quick situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted January 5, 2005 Loose the wrist shot, work on your snapper more and try to get that going enough to take out the wrist shot. I haven't used a wrist shot in a game for some time now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_The_Man_16 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I was thinking I would hear that. I just need to work on a slighty quicker release for it I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Define "snapper" for me. I was playing a couple weeks ago and I was sitting in the slot...nice little pass comes in an a took (what I thought) was a half wind up...that's what I thought a "snap" shot was...Anyway...the guys told me after that was pretty much a full out slap shot. Not a big deal, but usually we play no slappers when there is traffic in front (just to be safe). I'd just like to know what to work on.Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 snapper is when you have the puck on your stick and shoot with no windup. Just "snap" your wrists and let the puck take off. I use a heel-toe motion, the same as I use for a saucer pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 snapper is when you have the puck on your stick and shoot with no windup. Just "snap" your wrists and let the puck take off. I use a heel-toe motion, the same as I use for a saucer pass. So basically a wrist shot motion with a little more velocity and "snap" to it....[EDIT] the forward motion without the back swing...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kovalchuk71 212 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Try here:http://www.shotandagoal.com/teach/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 snapper is when you have the puck on your stick and shoot with no windup. Just "snap" your wrists and let the puck take off. I use a heel-toe motion, the same as I use for a saucer pass. So basically a wrist shot motion with a little more velocity and "snap" to it....[EDIT] the forward motion without the back swing...? Basically, yes. the whole point is to not give away the fact you're about to shoot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Great site...thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kovalchuk71 212 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 What media player are you using? Its not working for me and I have all of them......(WMP QT, Winamp) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 What media player are you using? Its not working for me and I have all of them......(WMP QT, Winamp) Real player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatwabbit 93 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 work on your snappers, i find that wrist shots take too much time, and the goalies can see em coming... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 708 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Work on that shot off the stride at full speed off of either foot. Sakic epitomizes how lethal the shot can be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I honestly can't remember the last time I took a wrist shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 708 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I honestly can't remember the last time I took a wrist shot. Nor can I. The release alone on a snapper makes it that much more effective, and my snapshot is much harder than my wrister. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kosydar 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Especially with Drurys. Wrist shots with Drurys suck, but snaps are amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 708 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Thats about 90% of why I trashed the wrister Kosy, there is no sweetspot whatsoever on the Drury for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper#39 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 A good wristshot requires a much more fundamentally sound technique than a snapshot. Weight transfer is crucial - you may also want to think about the flex of your stick if you're hoping to improve your wristshot as well. A stick with more flex will allow easier "loading" as you follow through your shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavs019 708 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 all of the steps you mentioned are true, but the difference is in that for someone with a good snapper, the puck is in the net by the time your pulling your weight transfer on a wrist shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper#39 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 No arguments here... I prefer snapshots myself, but I have also scored my fair share with the good old wrister as well.Never hurts to sharpen all the arrows in the quiver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie Joe 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I used to have this problem till I practiced my snap AND wrist shot technique. The thing about mastering these two shots I found was being able to shoot just as able on both my preffered and opposite foot. The biggest advantage this gives is being able to puckhandle and shoot from any "real game" situation. Its something I have been talking to my juniors to allot about... The example I give is.... You are breaking forward with only one defenceman to beat. You dangle around the defenceman leaving him behind you. Set up the shot and just before you let it go he shoves you on your opposite foot. If you haven't practiced your opposite foot shooting then you will have no power and flounder on the shot. However, if you have you will be able to shovel the puck wherever the hole is everytime! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karly14 21 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 i stopped using wrist shots all through bantam and minor midget. Then i got hired as a shooter working for a couple goalie camps instead of just working player sessions, a few times a week (easiest/best job of all time...) and you have to take a ton of wrist shots, ever since wrist shots have been my fav shot to take, theyre harder and more accurate then snapshots when you shoot properly, but like everyone has mentioned you have to let them go quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Any difference I have in velocity between a wrist and a snapper are outdone by the difference in release time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karly14 21 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Any difference I have in velocity between a wrist and a snapper are outdone by the difference in release time. true, you have to pick your spots on when to take a ws, personally, if i have time to take one itll be more accurate and the shot will be heavier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffv 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I've found it's all personal preference as to what to use when...when on the off foot, like Aussie Joe said, a quick snapper works well. They are faster to get away. I've found that wrist shots are a ton heavier and tend to penetrate deeper if the goalie manages to get ahold of it. Of course, YMMV.Since the question was, however, how to get a faster wristshot away, I'll answer that question. PRACTICE. The motion for a proper wrister is a lot bigger than for a snap shot, so it may not be practicable at all times to use one. But with enough practice of the proper form, you can speed it up tremendously. Whenever I've had trouble with shooting form, I've started static with a pile of pucks and just worked on getting a consistently correct form down. From that, I've added some speed and then got some movement elements involved (skating around stickhandling and then just work the shot in or working on tight pivots with a puck and then firing off a wrist shot right after the last pivot). After a while, your body will get programmed to do it right.And remember, since it's a sweeping motion, the puck should start by your back foot, and not your front foot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
