How to Take a Wrist Shot - Technique, Tips, and Drills to Improve Your Wrist Shot

Coach Matt of the Hockey Players Club and Quest Hockey provides some tips and drills to improve the quickness, accuracy, and power of your wrist shot.
Wrist shots are one of the most effective shots in hockey. They're relatively quick, very accurate and, if done properly, can be powerful. For hockey beginners, the wrist show is the first shot that a player should learn to master.
Tips:
- Hands closer together than normal (to create whip action)
- Bottom hand about elbow to hand distance away from top hand
- Top hand position away from your body to serve as anchor to flex stick
- Bottom hand exerts force downward to flex the stick
- Release the stick so that it returns to its straight position
- Puck on middle to toe of blade
- When following through, point at your target
- When shooting from a square position, transfer weight from back to front foot
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[@HockeyRecap]

Thanks for checking out our wrist shot video! If you have any questions, let us know in the comments section!

[@ericzhang9993]

this helps a little because i watched a lot of videos

[@JCB49]

I started playing a couple months ago and this video helped me out a lot, thanks:)

[@HockeyRecap]

Our pleasure! Keep up the good work.

[@alexanderschmidt8305]

your shooting videos are far more helpful than the videos of more popular youtubers

[@HockeyRecap]

Thanks, Alexander! Although we've been playing for 30+ years and started our own skill development company where we've worked with players (from semi-beginners to professionals) on the ice daily since 2011, we just started regularly making and sharing videos on here this year. If you find them helpful, please share with your friends/teammates 😀... And please let us know what other videos you'd like us to make. Thanks again for your support and don't forget to join the Hockey Players Club for free (hockeyplayersclub.com/create-profile) and download the app (hockeyplayersclub.com/app)!

[@alexanderschmidt8305]

@@HockeyRecap Hi, thats great! keep it going! Here are some Ideas for videos: How the blade curve affects the shot (which curve is best for wrist and snap shots). Instead of just teaching the perfect wrist shot, looking different wrist shot types professional players do. Anything about timing, for example how to skate to free yourself from the opponent for a pass. How to communicate during the game to better play as a team.

[@brettwibrew4869]

Thanks for this video. Took up hockey at 42 and I've been struggling to consistently elevate my wrister and get any serious power behind it while on ice. I'll give these tips a go.

[@caihender]

thanks its my first year of hockey. really helped me out alot

[@HockeyRecap]

Happy to help and welcome to the best game on Earth!

[@Tuzzaax]

Since all the rinks are closed a video on how to improve skating (or anything really) using inlines would be greatly appreciated! Great video as usual guys.

[@HockeyRecap]

If only I had some inline skates! Appreciate the feedback.

[@bmxjake73]

So when you are angled to the net skating parallel to the net (or in a fixed position, like dry-practice) you transfer your weight like a baseball player from back onto your front leg, thus the leg furthest away from the blade, but closest to the net (sweep through = power output). But when you are skating down the offensive zone towards the net, your weight is on the inside leg, the one closest to the puck delivering more downward pressure to maximally flex the stick (= power output). Why do "online training coach" not emphasize this distinction?!?

[@adr88]

What flex is that stick? It looks like you're getting a lot of whip with minimal effort.

[@HockeyRecap]

85 Flex HPC X1X and I weigh 195 pounds. Low kick point flex stick that’s been in use for several months now. Probably more whippey than when I first got it, but also a product of shooting thousands of pucks over the years. Learning to flex the stick and how to use it properly.

[@adr88]

@@HockeyRecap it's probably the timing of the flex that makes the most difference. I started playing as an adult and never understood how to use the flex but it's likely because I play beer league occasionally and don't focus on practice enough. Thanks for the video!

[@cobrak1ngs]

I feel like I'm going to break my stick every time I do this

[@HockeyRecap]

What stick flex are you using and how much do you weigh? Sticks were designed to flex, so although it feels that way, you should be fine!

[@cobrak1ngs]

Hockey Players Club its a 40 and I weigh 120

[@HockeyRecap]

@@cobrak1ngs That's probably why you feel like you're going to break it. As a general rule of thumb, you want your stick flex to be able half of your body weight. I'd say you're ready to test out a 50 or 60 flex at this point.

[@jacobjimenez-lopez9404]

At what point during the shot do you flex your stick

[@HockeyRecap]

From the start (the time the puck is on your stick) until you release the puck. When you flex your stick, the stick is built in such a way with carbon fiber that it naturally wants to return to its normal, rigid state. By flexing the stick, the natural tendency of the stick to return to its normal state gives you added pop and acceleration.

[@jacobjimenez-lopez9404]

@@HockeyRecap thx

[@michaeljuliano8839]

If you ask 100 people how to do a wrist shot, you’ll get 100 answers.

[@FM-db3ft]

You’re not doing it exactly right and losing a lot of potential snap. Do you know that on average if one shoots Right they lose more power than if they shoot left because of physiology? 1) the strong hand needs to be on top, not bottom because the snap force comes from the top hand coming back not from the forward hand going forward and I don’t see you doing that very much leaking power. 2) since the liver is on the right side, it prevents the body from torquing on the right side as easily as on the left side 3) if you shoot right and also kick with the right foot its the wrong way as you need the stronger foot going forward 4) a right handed person should actually shoot left hockey but right in golf because in golf you want the strong hand on the low side. Yes, you can shoot off the other leg but those are usually not as powerful unless very skilled with point 1) above

[@nanawilliams3520]

Where did u learn this, ive never heard of this before

[@FM-db3ft]

@@nanawilliams3520 can’t recall but read, discussed and heard many such things back in my playing days and later teaching kids. For example number 4 I believe is common knowledge. I was born left handed actually, but was made to switch hands growing up. Played hockey right and had a weak shot, switched to left with strong hand high and immediately had a much better shot. Started golf left with free clubs, couldn’t do it, switched to golf right and was way better with strong hand low as it’s a different swing physiology. I could play baseball right or left but settled on left and tennis right or left bit settled on right over time. When I fight I switch between regular and southpaw but now mostly regular leading with left.

[@kathymcgarrigle2974]

@@nanawilliams3520 Righthanders should use a lefty stick. and vice-versa. the top hand should be your dominant hand. Notice the high percentage of LEFT shots in the nhl, for example.