Snap shot
The snap shot (also snapshot ; from English ) describes a shooting technique in ice hockey . This is a technique similar to the wrist shot , but it is combined with a backward movement and therefore with an element of the slap shot . As a result, the snap shot is usually a compromise between these two shot variants in terms of precision and hardness, so it is harder and less precise than a wrist shot and more precise and less hard than a slap shot. Its main advantage is its quick execution, so it is primarily used near the goal to give the goalkeeper less opportunity to react to the shooter's movement. The German translation of the word, "snapshot", is hardly used in this context.
When taking the snap shot, the actual shot is often preceded by a specific further contact with the puck , so that this technique is sometimes referred to as a "two-contact shot". If the puck is in the desired position - on the forehand side , slightly in front of the player and relatively close to the body - the blade of the club is placed at a distance of approx. 20–40 cm. This is the decisive difference to the wrist shot, in which the puck is permanently in contact with the blade. The power is then transferred both by a sudden movement in the wrists and by shifting your weight onto the club, which is curved by its flexibility and then transfers this energy to the puck (similar to a slap shot).
Plate pinchers , hex holds and wrist rolls are ideal as training for snap shots , in order to strengthen the necessary shot power and specifically also the hand muscles, if necessary with appropriate weights.
Phil Kessel is considered a player with an outstanding snap shot .
See also
Web links
- Hockey Snap Shot Checklist from the University of Manitoba's Biomechanics Lab
- How to take a snapshot in hockey on howtohockey.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Sven Aregger: Ice hockey: EVZ striker Lino Martschini teaches reporters how to score goals. luzernerzeitung.ch, March 9, 2018, accessed on May 31, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Justin Bourne: The only reason Phil Kessel's snapshot is any good is because it's awesome. thescore.com, accessed May 31, 2018 .