Comments on: Slapshot Tips – Where Slapshot Power Comes From

By: michael

michael — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:42:33 +0000

yes but try to push down a little more on the stick and it will come out like u want it !

By: michael

michael — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:41:17 +0000

ivan u kinda snap your wrist a little but not much so 50/50!

By: michael

michael — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:38:10 +0000

I am 12 turning 13 i want to play so bad but my parents don’t have the the money i play roller hockey with my friend just messing around and wasting time.u forgot one thing you always do before hitting a puck.”feet square hip in-line with your feet. i don’t have money for a speed radar right now in fact i need new skates because the front 2 wheels on my old ones i actually wore off. so my question is how do i get a sponsorship or where do i go?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:17:41 +0000

Hitting the ice first with the toe can increase the flex on the stick, but it happens naturally and isn’t really something you should force. The slapshot is such a quick shot that rolling the wrist and pointing is very similar to snapping the wrist.

I agree that learning the wrist shot first is very important, it should be the first shot that any player learns.

By: ivan

ivan — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:16:32 +0000

Hi there! is it the toe of the blade that hit the ice first in slapshot? what’s the different with mid blade part? Also right at the contact with the puck, do we snap the wrist quickly like in wrist shot or just rotate and point it?

In varsity hockey video, they said that player must mastering the wrist shot first before learning slapshot. what’s ur opinion on this?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:44:56 +0000

Even at 11 you should be able to flex the stick, you just need to get a stick with the right flex in it. There are junior and intermediate sticks that should help, but you may have some trouble with a wooden stick. You will still be able to get off a good slapper with a wooden stick, but the flex can not be manufactured as well as with the composite sticks.

For younger players I recommend just hitting the ice about an inch behind the puck. Good job on the rip in the net!

By: Gage

Gage — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:21:04 +0000

Im 11 and dont have the money for a radar gun or a composite stick. My wooden stick doesnt flex so should i just hit the puck right behind it? Thanks( i ripped a hole in my net by using your tips)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:58:58 +0000

Thanks for your comment Patrick and I absolutely agree with you. I do mention torque in the article, but I talk about the torque of the body. The stick also twists and this does have an effect of storing energy and can be used to your advantage. That is why it is important to roll the wrists and follow through so you get all the energy from the flex, and torque

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:26:03 +0000

Great stuff! When I teach my son the slapshot, I add one other aspect that you don’t cover, but which I believe adds tremendously to shot power – torque.

The stick actually stores potential energy to two ways- bend and twist. The bend part, everybody understands, because it shows up in photos. But the stick can also twist if you contact the ice with the toe end of the blade. The untwisting of the stick adds that much more power to the shot.

There is probably some torque in any shot, unless you contact the ice directly with the heel, but moving the contact point out to the toe increases the contribution of torque. To do this, you postion the puck closer to your feet. You also have to adjust your grip to a more “closed” position or you will be shooting off to the right as the blade opens on contact. I think good shooters do this instinctively without knowing what they are doing, but you can play with it a bit to see if this makes sense. Try moving the puck in and out from your feet and note the effect.

Either way, let me know what you think.

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