wrist shot dynamics?

Question

In a wrister, where does the puck leave your blade?

I seem to remember someone telling me that the puck should roll from heel to toe and come off the toe, but every shot I take that looks right starts and leaves off the center of the tape.

Wrong? Right?

Answer 1

That's because you are doing a wrist shot but not the official hockey wrist shot where you cut a C this gives the Puck more rotation making it harder for a goalie to see and stop it, You are just forcing it, which kind of makes the puck float with little to none rotation, They are both acceptable and i use both so it doesn't really matter but try cutting a C the next time you take a wrist shot it should be a big difference when i say cut a C i mean put the puck on the blade like the shot you take but make a C using the blade You will like it and get use to it after a while

Answer 2

It can vary, but generally come off the blade between the center of the blade and the toe end. Roll your wrist (on bottom hand on the stick) slightly forward and follow through low for low shots, and keep wrist open and follow through high to get the puck up. Be sure to get a good tug with your top hand on the stick and get a little whipping action with the stick. Now practice. Next week, we'll learn about the snap shot.

Answer 3

the way you do it is wrong...well from what I know...but you just have to try more...get a net and take shots out side of your house and the right way to do a wrist shot is:
1)Move your stick along the ice in a sweeping motion with the puck spinning from the heal of your blade to the tip.
2)As you release the puck , quickly pull the stick back with your top hand and push it forward with your bottom hand.
3)At the end you must follow-through or it wont go the way you want. So at the end of your follow-through, make sure the curved side of your blade is facing the ice and your stick is pointing at your target.

Also you could try this to get better take a hard sheet of plastic and go to a playground or some place with a hard wall and take your gloves and your stick and about 5 to 10 hockey pucks and take shots at the wall.

Hope that helps

Answer 4

The best ones I've seen in the past have all left the toe of the blade. Ideally, it should go heel-to-toe to pick up speed and give it a hook on the way to the goalie.

Mark Howe had an amazing wrist shot. I've never seen a wrist shot that hard in 30+years of watching hockey.

Answer 5

In theory it shoud go from heal to toe, your right about that but It doesnt mean that the puck will travel the entire length of the blade, It also depends on what type of curve is on your blade, Im pretty sure that the puck will relase in different positions depending on what kind of curve you have, ie If you use a toe curve it will release more closely to the toe. so as long as its getting to the net quick you'll be ok.

Answer 6

who cares where the puck leaves the blade as long as the shot is accurate and is ending up in the back of the net?

Answer 7

I suspect they were trying to emphasize the direction of movement (towards toe) rather then exactly where it should leave the blade.

Answer 8

you probably need to snap your wrist more so it goes off the end of the toe.

Answer 9

toe

Answer 10

u need more wrist