How to Shoot a Hockey Puck

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Grip the stick correctly.

   Put your non-dominant hand on the top of the stick and your dominant hand about halfway down the shaft or a foot below your non-dominant hand.
   
   This will help give you proper control and power.
   
   The position of your fingers on the stick is not as important.
   
   Choose what is comfortable for you.
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   Step 2: Assume the correct stance for shooting.

   Your knees should be bent in an athletic stance and your body should be positioned at a 45 degree angle in relation to the net or wherever you are shooting.
   
   It is important to be at the correct angle to the net so that the puck will be shot in the right direction. , For the wrist shot, the puck should be positioned at your back foot.
   
   This will allow you to have more leverage and thus more power.
   
   Do not put the puck so far back that it is uncomfortable.
   
   Try to get the puck as close to your back foot while still being in a comfortable position. , Again, this will help you get more power in your shot and be a more stable shooter. , Only raise the stick so that it makes at most a 10 degree angle to the ground.
   
   The blade should rotate at most 45 degree angles backward. , Sweep the puck forward while transferring your weight toward your front foot and rotating your body forward.
   
   Your hips and shoulders should turn toward your target The rotation should be a quick turn but not so quick that it hurts your back or makes your shot unstable. , Your non-dominant hand should across and behind your hip when pulled backwards. , At the point of release, turn your wrists at the point of release in order to turn the stick blade out and lift the puck. , The height of the shot depends on how much you rotate your wrists and how high your follow-through is.
   
   In order to shoot accurately, you must follow through correctly.
   
   After the shot, point the blade of the stick and angle your hips and shoulders to where you want the shot to go.
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   Step 3: Position yourself correctly next to the puck.

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   Step 4: Transfer your weight to your back foot.

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   Step 5: Bring the stick back and rotate your wrists slightly so that the blade angles outward.

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   Step 6: Transfer your weight forward to shoot the puck.

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   Step 7: As the stick blade crosses your body

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   Step 8: transfer body weight on your stick while pushing forward with your dominant hand and pulling backward with your non-dominant hand.

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   Step 9: Release the puck when it reaches your front foot and your shoulders are square to the net.

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    Step 10: After the puck is released

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    Step 11: follow through by pointing the toe of your stick toward the target.

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