PRO HOCKEY TRAINING: The Perfect Snap Shot

👋 Welcome to today's hockey training tutorial! This video is your ultimate guide to mastering one of the most lethal shots in hockey - the Snapshot! Hosted by Dwayne Blais, this video breaks down each and every component of this complex skill.
🔵 What You'll Learn:
1️⃣ Hand Positioning: Learn how to hold your stick with the perfect hand placement to achieve the most effective snapshot.
2️⃣ Creating a Shooting Box: We dive into creating the perfect 'shooting box' right beside your foot for that rapid puck release.
3️⃣ Puck Placement: Discover where on the blade the puck should start and how to move it for a powerful shot.
4️⃣ Body Positioning: Understand how to keep your shoulders and hands in an optimal position for better leverage.
5️⃣ Wrist Movement: Often overlooked, we discuss the importance of wrist movement for a crisp snap shot.
6️⃣ Lower Body Engagement: Learn how your legs are essential in generating power for your shots.
7️⃣ Weight Transfer: Get insights into transferring weight between your feet for that ultimate snap shot.
8️⃣ Common Mistakes: Identify what many young players do wrong and how to avoid it for a powerful and accurate snap shot.
🎯 Practice Makes Perfect!
Remember, the snap shot is a very technical skill and requires continuous practice. Our step-by-step guide will provide you with all the techniques you need to improve your shots from home or on the rink.
📌 Timestamps
00:01 Introduction
00:25 Hand Positioning
00:42 Importance of Top Hand
00:57 Creating a Shooting Box
01:12 Puck Placement
01:33 Blade Techniques
01:49 Loading the Puck
02:04 Snap Technique
02:23 Wrist Movement
02:43 Power Source
03:04 Weight Transfer
03:18 Common Mistakes
03:34 Practice Tips
03:59 Keeping Pucks Close
04:15 Executing Good Snap Shots
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[@faruni8299]

Yes! I’ve been looking for this kind of video for ages!

[@dustindukart5378]

This already has helped me so much, thank you.

[@nsdahockey]

Awesome, thank you for watching.

[@airdriehockeybros6814]

COOOOOL, best review of a snap shot...time to practice

[@nsdahockey]

Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate you watching our videos. Good luck.

[@tomplatts2056]

Very well explained and described I was struggling with this shot the most until I saw your puck movement in slow motion and suddenly it clicked, now to catch up on all your other vids :)

[@nsdahockey]

Thanks Tom, I’m glad the video helped. If you’d like to see anything specific let us know. Best of luck.

[@breazy7292]

Underrated nice vid and thx

[@nsdahockey]

Thanks for checking them out.

[@evadesp]

I couldn’t do a snapshot for the life of me but this wizard gave me some magical power and now I can hit a nice snapshot and not a wimpy looking wrist shot

[@nsdahockey]

Great to hear that your shot has improved. No magic just some practice! Hopefully you're scoring more goals. Good Luck.

[@airdriehockeybros6814]

Great video well explained

[@nsdahockey]

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. Thank you for watching.

[@natouellet]

I love slow motion on videos too. You can analyze things better.

[@nsdahockey]

I totally agree, it's crazy the things that we miss in games or teaching skills, videoing sessions and slowing them down definitely helps find positives and areas of improvement.

[@user-ww7zq4gd6n]

Красивый по технике бросок!!!)👌👌👌🇨🇦🇺🇸🇷🇺🤝 Очень технично!!!👍👍👍

[@tombarni6009]

Many thanks for another great video. Just one question: What does "Big gap from the tap to the snap" mean? Unfortunately I'm not a native english speaker, so I don't quite understand this. Could you, Dwayne or perhaps also someone else please be so kind to help me. Many thanks in advance!

[@nsdahockey]

Thank you for the question, what was meant by "Big gap from the tap to the snap" is when you first start practicing your snap shot you will feel like there is a big gap between your stick blade and your puck when you place your puck on the toe of your blade, tap your puck to the middle of your blade to release your snap shot, it feels slow and awkward at first and the gap between your blade and the puck will get smaller as you practice and your shot and release gets quicker. The goal is to release the puck quickly, having the puck slightly move on your blade before it is released but not having too much space "gap" between the puck and your blade. I hope this helps, little hard to explain with words!!

[@tricialee4379]

Best vid

[@nsdahockey]

Tricia Lee thank you for the feedback.

[@DCryptoNC]

Great video... How often should I work on shooting? I just started learning to play & I want to take as many shots as I can to catch up to my peers, but I also don't want to "overwork" myself like a pitcher in baseball can. Is there a point where you can practice shooting too much & it become a detriment to your body, or can I pretty much shoot until I'm completely gassed?

[@nsdahockey]

50 shots focussing on your form and proper technique will ALWAYS be better than shooting 100 pucks with no thought. Practicing your shooting is about quality, not quantity. You still need to shoot enough pucks so that you gain muscle memory so you don't have to think about your shot in a game, but overworking yourself will also cause muscle fatigue and your shot will get lazier as you keep shooting. But shooting 20-30 minutes a day, focussing on your technique rather than simply the amount of pucks will have you seeing the biggest improvements in your shot.

[@tombarni6009]

Great answer, thanks A LOT for your dedicated work!

[@renarsivanovsveinbergs642]

nice video

[@nsdahockey]

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback

[@kirt.]

Great video but I have a question: When im watching pros or any player take a snap shot i see that they shoot off of there left leg or right leg depending on there position, im left handed but when im practicing I tend to shoot better off of my left leg (closest to the puck) rather than how you explained it by shooting off of the right.

[@nsdahockey]

TOP MOZZARELLA yes that is great. As we get more advanced in shooting we need to be able to shoot off of both legs depending on where we are and how the puck his or how we receive it. Continue working on shooting off of your inside leg (left leg as a left hand shot) it’s a great way to release the puck quickly or when shooting in stride. Many high end players release the puck quickly and accurately that way.

[@LizardSkin]

So are we loading the stick through the toe as we tap the puck into position? If not I don’t see when the loading is happening. Unless somehow its happening in the split second that the blade has on the ice before the snap. Really struggling with this one

[@BenBreeg1138]

"Loading" the stick causes a lot of confusion I find. The stick is loaded and released during the shot. Your bottom hand is punching and the top hand pulling. The faster you do this the more flex you can get out of the stick as it is striking the puck.

[@LizardSkin]

@@BenBreeg1138 thanks broski

[@nsdahockey]

@BenBreeg1138 that makes sense, leading the stick can cause some confusion, keep in mind that the flex on the shot is due to players pushing with their bottom hand on their shaft, their blade pushes on the ice which causes the flex in the stick to help generate power on the shot.

[@markusollinger4020]

Good explanation. The only thing I don’t really understand is snapping the wrist. Sounds like an injury to me, not sure what is actually meant by that.

[@nsdahockey]

"Snapping the Wrist" is a slight snap of the wrist that you'll feel taking a snap shot, when you pull the puck in from the toe to middle of your blade and push down with. your bottom hand there will be a light snap of the wrist as you push down on your stick to create flex. Definitely no concern of injury. It helps players think of pushing down and snapping their blade on the ice when performing a proper snap shot.

[@dustindukart5378]

@@nsdahockey I thought you meant snapping your wrists on the follow through but it seems it all happens in a really short period of time before it's off your stick from the initial contact with the ice.

[@nsdahockey]

Good question. If you take a proper snap shot your wrist will move quickly when you push on your stick and finish your shot. Snapping your wrist may sound harsh but it’s a quick/slight movement of your wrists.

[@gabedershem1936]

I don’t hold my hands lower and still shoot well