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I was just wondering what the average shot velocity for midget/junior aged players would be. Slap, snap, wrist, etc.
I know it could be a hard question to answer but im just trying to see what others think, all in MPH of course.
 
newfibullet said:
I was just wondering what the average shot velocity for midget/junior aged players would be. Slap, snap, wrist, etc.
I know it could be a hard question to answer but im just trying to see what others think, all in MPH of course.
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That would be an interesting thing to know. You would probably need to get a Demon Hot Shot (http://www.passthepuck.net/coolsites/id867.htm)

And then test the speed of each shot.

However, you will probably have to test the speed of a player at each age group and at each level of hockey they play.

Then you could make yourself a little tool that you can do a quick reference guide or something like that to determine how fast a kid should shoot for his age and level. Very Cool!

When I was in the US Navy, I designed something kind of like that to determine various types of radars at a glance. It became a pretty handy tool.

Head coach
 
Turcotte Stick Handling school had a radar gun at my sons clinic. Mites were shooting around 25-30 MPH while the squits and Peewee's were in the 30 to 45 range. If you can find a rada gun and sit behind the net its pretty neat to see.r
 
I'm 19, 6'1" 240 lbs and the last time i measured my slap shot it was clocking in at 76-84 mph with one fluke at 89mph... the NHL average (according to the device's manual) is 85-93... In comparison with the rest of my team (D2 Club College) I have a bit faster slap shot.

Anyway, hope that might help at all... I haven't clocked my other shots before :(
 
When I used to work at hockey camps, shot speed always instilled a bit of humility in the kids. Most young players don't realize how hard professionals can shoot and how few players can rip an 80+mph shot, even as adults.

The majority of the midget/HS (15-17 years old) campers' slapshots were in the 60's, while most of their wristers were in the 50's with some in the 40's. When getting their shots clocked, many of the kids would try to put their all into the shot that they would hurt their form and shot velocity.

The guys that understood proper flex selection, had good form and wrist pronation, and knew to shoot low on the radar gun, shot significantly harder. The harder slapshots were able to break the 70's, and very very rarely a camper would break 80 on occasion, but usually this would just be a freak occurrence.

The guy above me is pretty right on too. For a club college player, averaging a high 70 MPH slapshot will be significantly harder than the majority.
 
ECLions44 said:
I'm 19, 6'1" 240 lbs and the last time i measured my slap shot it was clocking in at 76-84 mph with one fluke at 89mph... the NHL average (according to the device's manual) is 85-93... In comparison with the rest of my team (D2 Club College) I have a bit faster slap shot.

Anyway, hope that might help at all... I haven't clocked my other shots before :(
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I'm sure that helps. I'm 5'10, 155 and shoot the puck 62-68 mph on my slapshots. I know proper form is the most important thing but being big helps too(Chara).
 
What you guys are posting here is pretty accurate for high school age and up for average players.

...wristshots in the 50's and slapshots in the 60's.
 
Backstrom #19 said:
I'm sure that helps. I'm 5'10, 155 and shoot the puck 62-68 mph on my slapshots. I know proper form is the most important thing but being big helps too(Chara).
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Yeah, being big doesn't hurt since you can generally flex a stiffer stick and get better snap on your shots.

Although I do have a couple buddies that are under 5'10", 190lbs that shoot well into the 80's with their slapshots. They use very flexible sticks and have excellent form.
 
Wrist shot in the 50s, slap shot in the mid/high 60s, sometimes up in the mid 70s when I get everything right. That was a couple years ago at 23ish, a few years removed from any real hockey, other than just coaching house hockey, so I'd imagine that it's a bit slower now just due to lack of practice. The kids definitely get a lot less cocky in a hurry when they realize that their "cannon" shot is more of a bow and arrow.
 
mishaal said:
5'2...12 years old and i weigh 95 pounds but i can shoot hard....



on the internet
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Haha, i love this post

I'm sure that helps. I'm 5'10, 155 and shoot the puck 62-68 mph on my slapshots. I know proper form is the most important thing but being big helps too(Chara).
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Yea I think my size has alot to do with it... i just wish it was more muscle and less belly haha
 
I'm 21, 6'3" 200lbs and I shoot in the high 80's-low 90's on most occasions and if I catch it right I can get into the higher 90's. I have yet to break the triple digit mark. Mind you I also used to spend every day firing hundreds of pucks in the basement.
 
When I was about 13 I could shoot a slapshot at about 52mph, wrist in the high 40's. I was pretty proud of that, as I had only been playing a short time. I'm 6'4 207 now.
 
WeNeedBouwmeester said:
I'm 21, 6'3" 200lbs and I shoot in the high 80's-low 90's on most occasions and if I catch it right I can get into the higher 90's. I have yet to break the triple digit mark. Mind you I also used to spend every day firing hundreds of pucks in the basement.
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Yea, I brought my speed up from shooting everyday.... I shoot 200 pucks a day on average in my backyard (I have one of those fake ice plastic sheet things, it's awesome)
 
When I was about 15 I hit 84. My shot is harder than that now though. I am 21 and 5-9 204. I have good form though and also practiced a lot when I was younger, went to a shooting school as well.
 
When I was younger my slapshot was in the low eighties.


I'm now a lot older and out of practice but now shoot in the high nineties.


Thank God I switched to metric.
 
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