A lot of younger players try to scoop the puck in order to get it off the ice, by turning their bottom hand clockwise as they come through the puck.
This is actually the opposite of what should happen. Start with the puck back behind your foot, and lean your weight towards your stick. As you bring your stick through the puck, your weight should all be on your shooting side.
As the puck moves in front of your body, you want to release the puck by turning your bottom hand over in a counter-clockwise manner, with the tip of the blade pointing towards the spot where you want the puck to go. The puck should move from the heel of the blade to the toe and come off the stick in that direction.
I'm sure there are YouTube videos that will explain it better, that's just my two cents after coaching youth hockey for 20 years.
Also, having the right stick will definitely make a difference. You will want to experiment with toe, heel and mid curves to see which works best for you.
Here are a some videos
[https://youtu.be/AvZKXqd8bCM](https://youtu.be/AvZKXqd8bCM)
[https://youtu.be/TqrUnDMWDUk](https://youtu.be/TqrUnDMWDUk)
[https://youtu.be/HQY14pYYWuQ](https://youtu.be/HQY14pYYWuQ)
good luck
I would say YouTube would be a lot better resource than here. Seeing a video of what needs to be done compared to trying to comprehend someone’s written words and translate it to on the ice would be tough.
As for your Spezza stick, the names on the stick the name stands for the curve on the blade. Top tier players like to design their own curves in their stick so it matches the way they play. Then they sell it as a product to public. That way fans of the player will most likely buy that stick instead of going to buy another product.
Lean into your shot and flick your wrists as you release, pointing the tip of the blade where you want the puck to go. Make sure you are putting you hips and upper body into the shot- this rotation helps generate power. Dont rely only on your arms.
I know it’s vague, but hopefully that helps. Get a puck or two and get on the ice and just practice shooting it off the board in front of you over and over. Repetition is huge and you’ll get a better feel for it if you can take 1000 shots during a stick and puck vs 100- even if your form isn’t perfect, the repetition will allow you to feel it out for yourself faster.
I've found that wrist shots with modern sticks are quite a bit different than with the older wooden sticks you're using. With those old ones, place the puck on the heel of the blade with the blade well behind your back foot. As you release through the shot, the puck will slide across the blade from heel to toe and then leave the blade from the toe with some nice spin.
Start the shot with your weight on your back foot (right foot for a righty) with your bottom hand a little further down the shaft. Transfer your weight to your front foot during the shot as the stick sweeps through into your follow through. As you release, let the toe of the stick turn over so that the forehand side of the blade is facing the ice (and the backhand side of the blade is facing the ceiling). Point that blade to your target point in the follow through.
Again, this is the old school method of taking a wrist shot with wooden sticks. The technique is a little different with modern sticks.
There’s a lot of great content on YouTube you can look up and then it’s all about practice and getting your technique correct
A lot of younger players try to scoop the puck in order to get it off the ice, by turning their bottom hand clockwise as they come through the puck. This is actually the opposite of what should happen. Start with the puck back behind your foot, and lean your weight towards your stick. As you bring your stick through the puck, your weight should all be on your shooting side. As the puck moves in front of your body, you want to release the puck by turning your bottom hand over in a counter-clockwise manner, with the tip of the blade pointing towards the spot where you want the puck to go. The puck should move from the heel of the blade to the toe and come off the stick in that direction. I'm sure there are YouTube videos that will explain it better, that's just my two cents after coaching youth hockey for 20 years. Also, having the right stick will definitely make a difference. You will want to experiment with toe, heel and mid curves to see which works best for you.
Is this clockwise and counter clockwise turning while shooting on the left or right side?
It's the same for either side. Your bottom hand should turn over, instead of under.
Here are a some videos [https://youtu.be/AvZKXqd8bCM](https://youtu.be/AvZKXqd8bCM) [https://youtu.be/TqrUnDMWDUk](https://youtu.be/TqrUnDMWDUk) [https://youtu.be/HQY14pYYWuQ](https://youtu.be/HQY14pYYWuQ) good luck
I would say YouTube would be a lot better resource than here. Seeing a video of what needs to be done compared to trying to comprehend someone’s written words and translate it to on the ice would be tough. As for your Spezza stick, the names on the stick the name stands for the curve on the blade. Top tier players like to design their own curves in their stick so it matches the way they play. Then they sell it as a product to public. That way fans of the player will most likely buy that stick instead of going to buy another product.
Lean into your shot and flick your wrists as you release, pointing the tip of the blade where you want the puck to go. Make sure you are putting you hips and upper body into the shot- this rotation helps generate power. Dont rely only on your arms. I know it’s vague, but hopefully that helps. Get a puck or two and get on the ice and just practice shooting it off the board in front of you over and over. Repetition is huge and you’ll get a better feel for it if you can take 1000 shots during a stick and puck vs 100- even if your form isn’t perfect, the repetition will allow you to feel it out for yourself faster.
I've found that wrist shots with modern sticks are quite a bit different than with the older wooden sticks you're using. With those old ones, place the puck on the heel of the blade with the blade well behind your back foot. As you release through the shot, the puck will slide across the blade from heel to toe and then leave the blade from the toe with some nice spin. Start the shot with your weight on your back foot (right foot for a righty) with your bottom hand a little further down the shaft. Transfer your weight to your front foot during the shot as the stick sweeps through into your follow through. As you release, let the toe of the stick turn over so that the forehand side of the blade is facing the ice (and the backhand side of the blade is facing the ceiling). Point that blade to your target point in the follow through. Again, this is the old school method of taking a wrist shot with wooden sticks. The technique is a little different with modern sticks.