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Start with the puck just behind the
middle of your stance.
Be at right-angle to the net (your
body doesn't face it).
Bend your knees by flexing at your
ankles.
Place your weight on your back foot.
Tilt your head so that you can see
both the puck and the net.
Position your bottom hand so that
it is above the middle of the shaft
of your stick.
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As you sweep the puck forward:
Keep your head tilted so that you
can see both the puck and the net.
Start to slide your bottom hand down
the shaft of your stick a little.
Start to shift your weight from your
back foot to your front foot.
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Just before the puck leaves your
stick:
Lift your chin and look directly at
your target.
Slide your bottom hand down to the
middle of the shaft of your stick.
Place all your weight on your front
foot.
Bend your knees a little more so that
you use your legs to spring into the
shot.
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6
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Continue to look directly at your
target.
Finish the shot by pointing the blade
of your stick directly at your target.
Notice that your bottom hand ends
up at the middle of the shaft of your
stick.
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* I am right-handed. If you are left-handed,
what you do will be a mirror image
of what you see here.
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