Wrist shot

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The wrist shot ( wristshot ) describes a shooting technique in ice hockey . The wrist shot is not quite as hard as the slap shot , but it can reach up to 140 km / h. The advantages of the wrist shot are the significantly greater precision and the surprise effect, because it can be attached very quickly.

With a wrist shot, the puck is much easier to control, as the player pretensions the shaft of the club on the ice and then uses this energy for the shot. The puck is rotated by a twisting movement of the wrist to stabilize the disc.

Execution of the wrist shot:

  1. While the guide hand is supinated , the grip hand must pronate at the same time. The guide hand grips the club a little deeper, thereby bending it and creating greater tension.
  2. The puck is roughly level with the back leg (i.e. the non-standing leg).
  3. Weight is shifted from the inner to the outer leg during the pulling phase.
  4. A vigorous turning movement (figure eight movement) of the wrist is performed.

This creates the puck rotation, during the pulling phase the puck comes from the rear blade to the middle. This determines the direction of the weft.

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