OpenIceHit42
Registered User
Been playing for 21 years, have a heavy slapshot and a pretty good wrist/snap shot, looking to strengthen my backhand (particularly on ice) any good tips/ideas or workouts to do to strengthen the backhand?
One adjustment I made a few weeks ago was to look at it more like a snapper instead of wrister. I noticed my backhand passes were harder than shots because I was trying so hard. Dropping my bottom hand's shoulder and skating into the shot, then smacking/shoveling the puck added a lot of power, rather than trying to do a wrister backwards.
I know for me that when I focus on bending my knees and getting lower I can drive into the shot and get a lot more on my backhands. Power from the legs. Like Jarick mentioned if standing still in the slot, having stronger forearms/wrists will help to quickly snap off a backhand. Practice both ways.
A-lot of my backhands are along the walls and trying to clear the puck out of the zone (being a defenseman).