The game of hockey is very complex. Like all other sports the evolution of equipment changes the game. Improving performance is the goal in all sports. In hockey every player would like to score more goals. That’s where most of the glory is! When we talk about shooting the puck, there’s very little instruction and the message is very inconsistent. In the 70’s and 80’s the hockey stick was very rigid. The shaft was very stiff. This meant that the energy had to come from a heel to toe transfer with a large swiping action. Goalies were very seldom fooled. Goalies watch for this shooting style from the first day they play in net.  Goalies always see a skate-set-shoot action. “Totally Visual .” In todays game players that skate/shoot in stride will catch most goalies off guard. They are called the goal scorers. That is how you score goals!

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In the 90’s the stick technology started to change. The composite stick became progressively lighter and the flex became greater. Unfortunately the technology changed but the instruction lags behind. In the 70-80’s when shooting the puck 80% of the energy came from the blade and the flick of the wrist. Today it is 50/50. 50% from blade and 50% from the shaft. Two hundred pound players today use 85 flex sticks. Unheard of in the 70’s and 80’s  Today’s shot, the hands are extended and the stick is away from the body. Your hands are much closer together. Your top hand is a puller and the bottom hand is a pusher. Once you have mastered this technique  it is very easy to pass or shoot in stride. At the high levels you have very little time to change your body position to pass or shoot and even if you did,  this is very predictable to your competition.   A hockey sticks does not come with a owners manual!  Visit www.shottec.com and watch the latest teaching video on how to shoot. Here you will see the teaching catching up with technology.

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