PegasusF1 0 Report post Posted Sunday at 01:11 AM Hi, Im just starting hockey, and am wondering about holding the hockey stick. My right hand is my dominant, but I’m more comfortable holding the stick with my right hand on the bottom and left on the top. Will holding the stick like that hold me back as I progress? Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2094 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:05 PM If you're an adult, then whatever is more comfortable to you :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PegasusF1 0 Report post Posted Monday at 02:34 AM im 15, like i said i just started hockey, i have absolutely no experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marka 526 Report post Posted Monday at 06:50 AM (edited) Howdy, 4 hours ago, PegasusF1 said: im 15, like i said i just started hockey, i have absolutely no experience Its really personal preference. When you have your top hand be your right hand, that's called "left handed" in hockey, and vice versa. That hockey-handedness may or may not match your normal dominant hand and there are plenty of examples of it both matching and not matching. So... If it feels more comfortable and natural for you to have your left hand be your top hand, then just go with it. One way people figure out what hand they should be is to hand them a broom and have them sweep the floor. If they consistently have one hand on top of the broom, that's likely going to be the hand they're most comfortable with on the top of their hockey stick too. But I imagine like any rule of thumb, some folks are out there where having it reversed works better for them. Mark (ps... Welcome to hockey! Don't worry about being brand new at 15 years old... I was 46 when I started playing. 🙂 Edited Monday at 06:51 AM by marka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
