Learn to hit a ball with Scottish International hockey player Kerry-Anne Hastings

Scottish international field hockey player Kerry-Anne Hastings breaks down how to hit a hockey ball like a pro!

[@davidreid8086]

Enjoying the videos, can I ask prior to making contact with the ball I was advised to look at the target, i.e., the sideboard. What are your thoughts?

[@onesportswarehouse]

No issue to look where your taget is before you hit the ball. Important to make sure you're aiming at the final destination :-)

[@otrey8488]

Could you please explain the correct way to do the backswing, because when I started to play hockey ( quite a long time ago) I didn’t learn the fore hand shot in the correct way. I use a lot of wrist motion instead of using the whole body and therefore I think I loose a lot of speed and accuracy. I find it really hard to overwrite my muscle memory and think that the main cause in the backswing

[@onesportswarehouse]

Hi Otrey, It's important to swing around the body like a pendulum, and not to much up and down movement. Avoiding much up and down movement is really important, think a lumberjack chopping down a tree. A good way to practice is to try hitting the ball on your knees, almost praying infront of the ball. This will keep the plane of the stick swing flat

[@otrey8488]

@@onesportswarehouse thanks a lot!

[@alexbalish5875]

My daughter keeps hitting the ground early and i don't know how to fox it do you have any advice.

[@simonrlee]

You can look at just shortening her grip a little to avoid grounding the stick first

[@nandunkarunaratne7244]

Small request, can you please use a better mic 🎤. I believe it will help to here and understand your valued explanations.❤ Thanks 👍

[@onesportswarehouse]

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. Since this was shot a year ago we have invested in much better equipment to aid with the quality of the videos, but thank you for taking the time to feedback -)