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Hockey Slap ShotBy Brandon Starkey and Tyler Kohmetscher

Equipment

The hockey stick is usually between five and six feet long.

Made of wood, aluminum, fiber glass, carbon fiber, kevlar, and titanium.

They weigh between a pound and a pound and a half depending on material.

Phases of the Shot

Preparation Windup Downswing Loading the stick Impact The follow through

Preparation Phase

Line front foot up with puck This location optimizes energy to transferred to

puck Lead shoulder pointed to the target

Wind Up Phase

Draw stick back Further back=more

velocity, but also means more time

Downswing

Rotate hips, trunk, and shoulders Contact anywhere from 4-12 inches behind the

puck Contacting behind the puck is essential for bend of

the stick

Loading the Stick

Apply pressure to the Stick by putting downward pressure on the stick with the lower hand

The height of the lower hand on the shaft is critical. too high=not enough

bend in stick too low=not as much

energy will be transferred to the puck

Impact

Point when the blade catches the puck Strike the heel of the blade (sweet spot) Further out= more torque, not as accurate

Follow Through

Used to maintain balance

Keys to the Shot

Blade orientation Hand Position Impulse Duration Stick Bending “The key to a good slap shot is the conversion of

angular momentum to linear momentum.”

Muscles Used

Shoulder Adduction Pectoralis Major Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major

Shoulder Flexion Anterior Deltoid

Shoulder Internal Rotation Pectoralis Major Subscapularis

Muscles Used (cont)

Trunk Rotation Internal/External obliques

Hip Flexion Psoas Illiacus Pectineus

Elbow Extension Triceps Brachii

Muscles Used (cont)

Forearm Pronation Pronator Quadratus

Wrist Flexion Flexor carpi radialis Ulnaris

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js6_WAS-Ay4

Resources

Farber, M. (2011). GOODBYE TO THE SLAP SHOT. Sports Illustrated, 115(20), 60-63.

Laliberte, D. J. (2009). Biomechanics of Ice Hockey Slap Shots: Which Stick Is Best?. Sport Journal, 12(1), 1.

Smith, R., & Rudy, M. (2002). Hot Shot. Golf Digest, 53(2), 99.

Villasenor, A., Turcotte, R., & Pearsall, D. (2006). Recoil Effect of the Ice Hockey Stick During a Slap Shot. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 22, 202-211.