If you want a more powerful shot, work on technique. As someone with years of bodybuilding experience, I can agree that brute strength does help. But I know guys half my size who can't even lift close to what I can (in weight or as a % of bodyweight) and they can shoot just as hard because their technique is better.

This wouldn’t work well for most women btw. Not too many of us can do our body weight on bench or weighted pull ups. I have found that technique mastery will get people much further than brute strength alone.

Question though, how do you actually count your shots? That’s a lot of shooting. I find my arms really fatigued after about 100 shots

am i wrong? it seems to work

105 flex, at what height and bodyweight?

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I don’t know enough to dispute what OP is saying. Do you feel like this is off?

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I know nothing about you so keep that in mind, but if you know how to shoot and are fairly strong the weak link can often be grip strength, I would suggest doing some wrist rolls and heavy weight farmers walks. If you upper body isn't too strong, Cuban press is a good exercise for shooting muscles.

I would focus on making sure you are maximizing the limited practice time you do have. The best way to do that would be to hire a coach to work with you.

If that's not feasible, then you need to be very deliberate about the time you do get when you're able to shoot pucks. Pick one specific skill you want to work on (snap shot, wrist shot, slap shot, backhand, etc), lookup youtube videos that teach you techniques and drills. Record yourself so you can look back and see what you're doing wrong. Post the videos here for free tips and advice.

I’d focus on form heavily when practicing and strengthen core/legs via workouts (which you can do daily).

Shot power is about 90% technique, 10% actual strength. So shoot pucks and lift weights. There are no shortcuts.

If you want a good example of a similar shot to yours, watch Kaliyev's goal for the Kings from today's game, the last view of his shot (in slow mo) gives the best example of what I was talking about, see how the puck and blade is in line with the center of his body as he loads the stick up. At the 3:56 mark https://www.dtmts.com/video/cabcXjuwpR0

He’s sweeping the puck from too far back. If he starts his shot further forward with the downward pressure you suggest he will get more power. Op is using more hip rotation than he needs to.

I’ve been playing my whole life. So the muscle memory is there. But learning small adjustments will increase power drastically!

If your going to settle on one shot to master, I feel this is going to have the highest success rate at an amateur level. Although me best shot is my slap shot by a wide margin. I’ve played defense my entire “career” so I almost exclusively worked on that.

As a new player, I really like falling down and pushing the puck with my cage. Really adds some oomph lol.

Honestly, I came here to say that I can’t wait to be able to shoot like that! Hope some folks chime in with something helpful!

Yea, try to shorten the sweep and really drop your wait on the stick just before the point of contact. Pushing you momentum downwards and less forwards should help get more whip on the stick.

It’s hard to describe but if you keep working with that you get feel and start launching lasers.

Thanks for the input. I think I could take weight off trailing foot earlier to increase flex on my stick. And I think my weight transfer could be my leading foot turing away from the net so dramatically. Instead of allowing me to drive the puck forwards, using more of my body.

Form looks good.

Leave the flex as-is and hit the weight room a little, gain some weight and really use your weight on the stick.

If you want a more powerful shot definitely don’t go up in flex go down but then you chance breaking your stick a little easier

Watch where you begin to load the stick, see how the puck is nearly in front of your head (and therefore body) position. At this point you can't use your body to generate any power because you are starting to "reach" for the puck, most of the power can only come from the arms.

Watch this vid of Kessle in slow motion, watch how the puck position is in line with his shoulders as he loads the stick, his body is over the puck in line with his center mass as he loads the stick. Now your power is coming from the body weight shift and rotation with the bottom arm locked enabling the power transfer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztxi3fPQIso

Regardless of who it is and what foot they are shooting off, the principle of where you load the stick and where the puck should be in relation to the body is the same. If you want more power your shot mechanics need to change.

Put your weight onto your inside leg as you shoot

You're kind of trying to do a wrist shot and then loft it up with a little snap on the toe.

I'm sure there are other ways but i feel like I use the toe to get the puck to my mid/heel then snap using the flex of the stick more. I feel like it's closer to my body too.

Idk I'm trying to think about how I do something that I don't ever really remember trying to learn because it's been so long. I'm sure YouTube has some videos on it. Good idea wanting to learn and practice it though, it's a good shot to be able to use.

Try to get your hands out in front of you, lean on the stick a bit, and use your bottom hand like the fulcrum on a lever as you pull your top hand back. That will allow you to use the flex of the stick for more power Follow through, snap your wrist, and point the tip of the blade at your target.

Wear a Rangers jersey.

OK, you're mostly missing power from your lack of an athletic approach.

You need to involve your whole body, which means don't start with the posture of a guy looking at his phone while waiting for a taxi. :-)

The posture just before you shoot should be wider, knees bent, strong base. Push your hands forward so your stick leans toward the target more. This should happen naturally from a lower stance.

once you do that, you have two things:

1. A wider base to transfer more weight. Right now, your weight transfer is weak. You need to really pitch some weight into it, but you'll need a wider stance to do that in balance

2. Stick forward lean will get you more leverage, let you get a little more flex on the stick, and will then give you a wider arc to push the shot through.

This video discusses wrist shots, but all the advice applies to what you're doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stoBX8do_NU

Note, he is shooting with toes/chest toward the net, which isn't a bad idea, but both kinds of shots are valid types.

80-90 flex at 150lbs is probably too stiff, but it mostly comes down to shooting form and weight transfer. If I'm taking a snap shot I've got around half my weight loaded on the stick.

Think of your hands like a clutch and gas pedal. Throw your top and up and snap it back while simultaneously pushing down (activating flex) and out (towards your target) with your bottom hand. Use your hips and keep your feet pointed at your target while shooting. Check out Beer League Bum and iTrain Hockey videos, they’re awesome guys to learn from.

There are a lot of factors that go into a good shot, you don't have to be huge or overly strong to get power. Think golf, lots of skinny people kill the ball, to get the most out of your shot focus on weight transfer and allowing the stick to do it's job by flexing it properly. People are using less stiff sticks as speed and quick shots are more important, not much time to wind up for a huge slapper or telegraph a wrist shot. To get a fast snapshot you almost need to be able to flex your stick with your wrists, so less stiffness.

lower your flex so that you can work on mechanics better. you need to be flexing your stick and nailing the mechanics

The answer to your questions, yes.

Proper mechanics combined with low flex sticks, equals kids ripping the puck no matter their weight.

To put that into perspective, a 6'4 250lb player using an 85 flex stick that "pushes" the puck away instead of snapping it away because they have poor shooting mechanics, will stand out just as much. And that example, I see a lot as a LTP coach. They'll pin their top hand to their body and push it away with their lower hand (#1 mistake) or they'll not use their hips at all and try to wrist everything (#2).

However, the junior program kids (ages 13-18) I have, most have incredible shooting mechanics. A lot of them we work on taking their already established ridiculous shot and transferring it to the next level, doing it while skating or off the drag, changing angles, changing foot positioning etc.

If you're a playmaker and not shooting hard, chances are you're not using your hips well enough or getting good weight transfer. A lot of playmakers are great with their hands because they can flick the puck anywhere. But shooting isn't flicking it.

Watch some YouTube tutorials on snapping the puck away and give it a go on some dry land. If you don't connect with one video, try another. At some point, you'll get the click on how it should feel to truly snap the puck away versus snapping or flicking it away as a playmaker.

Pull the puck closer to your body and further back. It’ll force you to lean into your stick more and result in more power on the shot

What a lot of people don't realize is that being very comfortable on your edges (and being a good skater) help tremendously when it comes to shooting. Balance is a key thing.

A few things that haven't been mentioned yet (not including anything on shooting-in-stride):

Your follow-through; two things:

• Your blade is opened after you release the puck. You should be rolling your wrists over pretty hard after release for better accuracy + power. The toe of the blade should be pointing to the target. You roll your wrists a bit, but try to roll them completely over.
• Extension: You want to extend your bottom hand + stick ideally to the target fully. You want to feel like you're using your bottom hand to push the stick forward to the target. Bending your knees more will help with balance in the extension

As someone else mentioned already (and it's worth emphasizing), your top hand is glued to your body - you need to create separation so you can "pull" your top hand in while "pushing" your bottom hand (think of a lever). Bending your knees more will help you with balance, and can help you with power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O19SdqvQgrU (nhl slow-mo shots - a lot of them are in stride but seeing the mechanics are useful here)

Improve your skating and edge work

Looks like you’re a little off balance and it’s causing you to throw the puck

Top hand had 0 engagement in the shot. Fix that and the shot gets better.

Where can I get that mat you’re shooting on?

On the off season, work on your weaknesses. If your stamina is bad, focus on ways to build up your stamina, so you don't get gassed quickly during games. When you get gassed, your mental & physical side is not as sharp, which leads to errors. You can run, sprint, bike, swim, roller blade or even play roller hockey during the Spring/Summer season. Also, go to open ice hockey stick-time and stick and puck on occasion. I coach roller hockey and a lot of the travel ice hockey players play in the Spring to help with cardio and skills. My roller players have the best silky hands on the ice. Good luck to you next season!

First off, move your top hand away from your body, then use a pull/push motion. Your top hand does work on a snapper by pulling in for leverage.

You may want to add on some drawback once you get the leverage motion down. Not very high,but a quick 1 foot or so drawback will give you more power. But again, get the leverage motion down first.

Also play with your bottom hand position. A bit lower you’ll get more power, but you’ll often end up shooting with your hands where they are in the video, so practice both.

Here's a couple of videos on wrist and snapshot technique.

https://youtu.be/kxpea_Z5p90

https://youtu.be/GUnHfAiBfSA

Bend your knees, have feet facing towards the puck and spread, bottom hand lower on the stick.

Get some more pucks. One puck wastes some much time

You’re using all arms. Get your hips in on the action.

I've had the same issue. First year playing ball and generate a fraction of the power. Can't seem to figure out a good technique for snap shots. Accuracy is no problem, just very little power.

Some guys in the league have absolute bullets.

Shooting a ball is a lot different than shooting a puck. It’s way more of a sort of flicking motion. Keep your shots low and stick to snap shots / slap shots. A wrister with a ball is tough IME. In my experience, most goals are going to come from rebounds and playing close to the net anyway

I appreciate all the tips, going to spend some time in front of the net with a few balls tomorrow and see what works!

I found a bit more pressure into the ground, activating the flex of the stick more really helps

so for wrist shots something that I was taught at a younger age was to essentially point the stick blade in the location I want to shoot towards, and while that did reduce power it helped with developing the control of the shot. One thing I would look at it where your release point is off the stick, if its closer to the heel of the blade you're going to have a harder time generating a lot of power from your wrist snap, but it will be lower of a shot, but if you are shooting from a little further out of the toe thats where you can generate more power, but the shots will be a little out of control until you figure out the right amount of wrist curl necessary to generate that power. I would recommend even just shooting at a wall thats maybe 5 feet away and just ripping it and making sure the ball doesn't hit the wall higher than your knee to really find the right technique for you.