The real reason it's done this way now is because the sticks do all the work for you. You used to have this thing called strength to have a good shot. OG player's had thick wrists and Popeye forearms for a reason. You wanna see an OG hockey player that will drop your jaw...google image "Gordie Howe fishing"
He’s awful for little kids. Maybe at like bantam age all this blah blah about activating the stick would matter more, but these kids are too young to even flex the stick at all and none of them are gunna be able to retain anything he’s teaching. This guy would be great for teenagers in Rec league, but idk. He’s way too hopped up on his own energy half the time and his techniques are way too advanced for fuckin 10 year olds playing squirt hockey.
This is how Austin Mathews changed the game. He perfected this release. One crucial point on this technique. You can release anywhere in that drag motion. When you realize you can change the angle on your shot based on what you're seeing? THAT is the mastery of this technique.
@@Vkat696 You are mistaken. Both players you're referring to were in the league long before this technique became common. You clearly haven't watched either shoot.
The new sticks now a days and how stuff has evolved. This is just a good demonstration of how things were to now. I actually started from the heel and as stuff evolved I gradually learned to toe, heal toe.. on my own just from experience. But glad someone is showing these players the difference in evolution
I have mixed feelings for this short. What he says is all true except for the fact the he said that we shoot only like that now. I know thats not exactly what he said but its truly easy to misunderstand that there are other ways to wrist shot other than the toe drag release
That’s why stuff has evolved.. I started playing just when wood stocks were wining out. I played a couple years with wood stick then went to aluminum and then composite .. I know what you mean !! That’s why we had heal to toe . Now with the flex in sticks now a days it’s not that way anymore. Our power comes from the flex not the push .
Auston Matthews changed the game with his wrist shot McJesus trained with him this past summer and look at his goals this year. Obviously that’s not the reason lol but if you look at his wrist shot it has _completely_ changed and looks *A LOT more like Matthews wrist shot* this year Dude legit changed the game. You can even see other players doing this, whereas Matthews was the only one before.
His technique is insane. A great goal scorer, probably the best in this new generation of scorers, he just needs to be more consistent with his 50-60 goal seasons and he’s an all time GOAT goal scorer
I hate know that everything i was taught about shooting as a kid is suddenly wrong. Tbh, I always felt like it was wrong. But now as an adult trying to get back into it, my muscle memory is effed and this new info is hard to relearn.
This is why Europeans are dominating in goaltending. It's about basics, not tricks. This guy's old coach was probably using a one piece Sherwood or something. The sticks they use now r more are like magic wands compared to back then
A small point digging into the ice will create a lot more drag, plus you can't load the stick. This is just some dude trying to sell something. Toe to heel to toe, hmmm
Terrible advice imo but if it works for you I guess do it. I see the pros mostly toeing in and release from heel. I don’t think you can get full power /flex off the toe.
@@zachmacklin1290 I’d say it’s closer to the middle of the stick. Especially guys who are using a yank. Ovie. Eichel. Bedard. They toe in, grab the ice and release somewhere between the middle and the heel. th-cam.com/video/__dK0CtfnL8/w-d-xo.html
Literally no one in the NHL shoots from the heel anymore unless it's off of a slapper or something. When utilizing the snapshot you either want the puck nestled in the curve at the toe or at most mid-toe.
It’s funny I never once took a lesson on how to shoot and even to this day I can still rip a puck over 85 mph and that’s with an old Bauer 3020 woody lol.
We don't do that anymore. We like to break blades a little more often. It's good for the hockey industry. It creates what we call "opportunity" right? Okay let's go create some opportunity!
Also, no. Lol. A lot of players DO now snap from the toe instead of the heel. But that’s not a majority of players and there is no wrong way to take a snap shot. Snap shots are meant to just be “get it to the net shots” maybe pros are focused more on specific mechanical moves up close, but most people still snap from the heel of the blade because it’s way easier to control the direction of the shot when you’re moving fast. Austin matthews isn’t the only person in hockey who takes snap shots lol.
Also the flex doesn’t need to be visible every time you shoot. Sometimes you aren’t trying to flex the stick on snappers. They’re called snappers for a reason. You’re meant to not think about it to much and just get the puck off your stick and towards the net as fast as possible. Again in higher levels where kids are actually heavy enough to flex the stick then it matters a lot more how you take the snap shot. But god damn dude these kids are playing with like 60 flexes and they’re still not going to be strong or heavy enough to throw their weight into the stick to the point where the flex gives you an advantage on the shot.
We don't do that anymore. We take twice as long to release now allowing more time for the opponent to defend. Point of release is also very predictable. It's a terrible shot choice.
so instead of just starting on the heel where you can fully load up your stick for the shot and then just shooting...going from heel (loaded) to toe (release), 2 steps. YOU declare "we" , whoever we is, don't do that anymore. Instead, your saying its better to go from toe (load) to heel (load again?) then back to toe (release) and some how keep the load applied on the toe in step 1 through step 2 and finally to 3 and release!? Now a snap or wrist shot plus a toe drag. Nah, neither faster or harder. You can obviously put a greater load on the stick from the heel and adding a toe drag means it takes longer to release.
his so called technique is not new, ive been shooting like this since 93. these instructors need to emphasis the "type of shot" at the "right time". he doesnt mention how if youre on your off wing then an open face shot like that snap shot is used, on your normal wing a cross body shot like a typical heal to toe wrist shot is used. jerome iginal scored tons of goals shooting on his "off wing" (lead foot) using an open faced shot.
You dumb dumb he's specifically teaching the Auston Matthews/Bedard type drag-snapshot in this instance. Do you think he ONLY teaches one kind of shot? He has tons of great clips - most of them based on skating (which is THE most important skill you can have). Let's see your videos.
“I have my stick activated, it’s turned on”
*chris hansen walks on the ice*
I cant like this comment bc theres currently 69 likes...
@@ostarakonrad9907 i liked it
@@xdrstevox7805it looks like you came here to have shecks.
The real reason it's done this way now is because the sticks do all the work for you. You used to have this thing called strength to have a good shot.
OG player's had thick wrists and Popeye forearms for a reason.
You wanna see an OG hockey player that will drop your jaw...google image "Gordie Howe fishing"
Wish he was my coach at instructional league.
He’s awful for little kids. Maybe at like bantam age all this blah blah about activating the stick would matter more, but these kids are too young to even flex the stick at all and none of them are gunna be able to retain anything he’s teaching. This guy would be great for teenagers in Rec league, but idk. He’s way too hopped up on his own energy half the time and his techniques are way too advanced for fuckin 10 year olds playing squirt hockey.
This video made me realize why modern wristers look the way they do and how guys are ripping wristlets in the mid 80mph range
Toe drag release
its nothing new..
been shooting like that since 1993
92 how ya do TDR
TDR
Style and Flow
@@kYA00h where did he say its new, and the kids in the video weren't even born in 1993. I am glad you have been teaching it since 1993.
This is how Austin Mathews changed the game. He perfected this release.
One crucial point on this technique. You can release anywhere in that drag motion. When you realize you can change the angle on your shot based on what you're seeing? THAT is the mastery of this technique.
@@Vkat696 You are mistaken. Both players you're referring to were in the league long before this technique became common.
You clearly haven't watched either shoot.
Where did this guy play? Does literally anyone know
man i wouldve loved this guy as my coach
I wish I could play hockey. These videos are super interesting and informative for a sport I’ll never play💀
Why wish? Start playing!
@@williamm3691just start
@@williamm3691 too expensive
@@howdy9201 im just starting - go to play again sports or anywhere else to find used gear that be the best place to start imo
@@howdy9201 I buy my gear and sticks at garage sales. Super cheap.
The new sticks now a days and how stuff has evolved. This is just a good demonstration of how things were to now. I actually started from the heel and as stuff evolved I gradually learned to toe, heal toe.. on my own just from experience. But glad someone is showing these players the difference in evolution
I have mixed feelings for this short. What he says is all true except for the fact the he said that we shoot only like that now. I know thats not exactly what he said but its truly easy to misunderstand that there are other ways to wrist shot other than the toe drag release
When I was a kid my stick was aluminum and didn't flex
Mine was wood
Gotta hit the ice first, they ALL bend. That's where the power of the shot comes into play. Gotta learn how to time it just right.
That’s why stuff has evolved.. I started playing just when wood stocks were wining out. I played a couple years with wood stick then went to aluminum and then composite .. I know what you mean !! That’s why we had heal to toe . Now with the flex in sticks now a days it’s not that way anymore. Our power comes from the flex not the push .
Thanks you have made me a better hockey player
I have to try this
Thanks for the tips
I didn’t know Ryan Callahan was ambidextrous 🤔
Auston Matthews changed the game with his wrist shot
McJesus trained with him this past summer and look at his goals this year. Obviously that’s not the reason lol but if you look at his wrist shot it has _completely_ changed and looks *A LOT more like Matthews wrist shot* this year
Dude legit changed the game. You can even see other players doing this, whereas Matthews was the only one before.
His technique is insane. A great goal scorer, probably the best in this new generation of scorers, he just needs to be more consistent with his 50-60 goal seasons and he’s an all time GOAT goal scorer
Matthews is the most prominent player using that kind of release but he’s far from the first
That’s really excellent coaching
I don't skate much anymore. But this is something I would like to try.
That's a bottom hand dominant technique. Not everyone shoots that way. Top hand shooters take snap shots much differently.
Good to know as an incompetent, bottom hand dominant player.
@Jessie Love that I commented that it was helpful, yet you're making fun of it like it couldn't possibly be.
@Jessie I said the comment was helpful. Not the video.
First good one I've heard
toe Drag release
I hate know that everything i was taught about shooting as a kid is suddenly wrong. Tbh, I always felt like it was wrong. But now as an adult trying to get back into it, my muscle memory is effed and this new info is hard to relearn.
Because the sticks are different now
Thanks
A coach with all new gear.....
Sponsored?....
So he makes money? Isn't that a good sign?
I miss the slap shot
Impressive
I swear I saw a video of him saying to keep the hole blade on the ice during the shot
this video for Pros
ive been shooting like that since 93, its nothing new
@@kYA00h nice, what NHL team do you play for? 😜
@@ownagesniper1 same team as the instructor
Toe drag release lmao
That’s all thanks to Matthews eh
This guy must’ve been a pro or something. I’ve learned so much from him.
This is why Europeans are dominating in goaltending. It's about basics, not tricks.
This guy's old coach was probably using a one piece Sherwood or something. The sticks they use now r more are like magic wands compared to back then
Wtf do you mean Europeans dominating goaltending?
@@Hrybreadhe doesn’t know what he talkin bout
TOE DRAG REALEASE
Why are you teaching kids to lean on their stick? Flex comes from rotation in the shot, not pressing down
Helmet, please
Coaches RARELY wear helmets in these settings. What's important is that the kids are taught to wear helmets. Shush
I learned to play on ash and hickory sticks wrapped in fiberglass. There is no "Activating" to wood.
TOE DRAG REALESE???
A small point digging into the ice will create a lot more drag, plus you can't load the stick. This is just some dude trying to sell something. Toe to heel to toe, hmmm
Are his glutes activated
Terrible advice imo but if it works for you I guess do it. I see the pros mostly toeing in and release from heel. I don’t think you can get full power /flex off the toe.
Dawg ain’t nobody shooting from the heel I can guarantee that
@@zachmacklin1290 I’d say it’s closer to the middle of the stick. Especially guys who are using a yank. Ovie. Eichel. Bedard. They toe in, grab the ice and release somewhere between the middle and the heel. th-cam.com/video/__dK0CtfnL8/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/cIqS4W75_mk/w-d-xo.html
Literally no one in the NHL shoots from the heel anymore unless it's off of a slapper or something. When utilizing the snapshot you either want the puck nestled in the curve at the toe or at most mid-toe.
Man...this guy talks way too much
As coaches should ya knob
It’s funny I never once took a lesson on how to shoot and even to this day I can still rip a puck over 85 mph and that’s with an old Bauer 3020 woody lol.
No you can't. Maybe with a slapshot.. MAYBE. I doubt you're out there with the speed radar gun on the ice lol.
We don't do that anymore. We like to break blades a little more often. It's good for the hockey industry. It creates what we call "opportunity" right? Okay let's go create some opportunity!
Also, no. Lol. A lot of players DO now snap from the toe instead of the heel. But that’s not a majority of players and there is no wrong way to take a snap shot. Snap shots are meant to just be “get it to the net shots” maybe pros are focused more on specific mechanical moves up close, but most people still snap from the heel of the blade because it’s way easier to control the direction of the shot when you’re moving fast. Austin matthews isn’t the only person in hockey who takes snap shots lol.
Also the flex doesn’t need to be visible every time you shoot. Sometimes you aren’t trying to flex the stick on snappers. They’re called snappers for a reason. You’re meant to not think about it to much and just get the puck off your stick and towards the net as fast as possible. Again in higher levels where kids are actually heavy enough to flex the stick then it matters a lot more how you take the snap shot. But god damn dude these kids are playing with like 60 flexes and they’re still not going to be strong or heavy enough to throw their weight into the stick to the point where the flex gives you an advantage on the shot.
We don't do that anymore.
We take twice as long to release now allowing more time for the opponent to defend.
Point of release is also very predictable.
It's a terrible shot choice.
When you were younger you played AA.. That is not how you shoot.. You didn't even teach how to shoot.
This guy'd skate circles around you. Watch his skating clips. He's no joke for a 40 year old.
@@user-dj9iu2et3r you think do you... hahahaha.. Sean Walker couldn't hold my jock.. set it up
The sticks used now are a joke
This is fantastic advise. Listen up kids!
so instead of just starting on the heel where you can fully load up your stick for the shot and then just shooting...going from heel (loaded) to toe (release), 2 steps. YOU declare "we" , whoever we is, don't do that anymore. Instead, your saying its better to go from toe (load) to heel (load again?) then back to toe (release) and some how keep the load applied on the toe in step 1 through step 2 and finally to 3 and release!? Now a snap or wrist shot plus a toe drag. Nah, neither faster or harder. You can obviously put a greater load on the stick from the heel and adding a toe drag means it takes longer to release.
his so called technique is not new, ive been shooting like this since 93. these instructors need to emphasis the "type of shot" at the "right time". he doesnt mention how if youre on your off wing then an open face shot like that snap shot is used, on your normal wing a cross body shot like a typical heal to toe wrist shot is used.
jerome iginal scored tons of goals shooting on his "off wing" (lead foot) using an open faced shot.
You dumb dumb he's specifically teaching the Auston Matthews/Bedard type drag-snapshot in this instance. Do you think he ONLY teaches one kind of shot? He has tons of great clips - most of them based on skating (which is THE most important skill you can have).
Let's see your videos.
Toe drag release