| For young kids the most overlooked shot is the | | | | backhanded shot. |
| backhand shot. To them it is much more difficult to use | | | | 1) Pull the puck Back |
| and is also difficult to learn. However, it is one of the | | | | 2) Bring forward |
| most important shots that you will have to learn if you | | | | 3) Release |
| want to become a better hockey player. Without a | | | | 4) Follow Through |
| good backhand shot you are only limited to one side, | | | | When you are pulling the puck back, you have to |
| and you will have to take extra time to get the puck to | | | | make sure that you are focusing on power, do not |
| that side. Also without a backhand you become | | | | waste time pulling the puck as far back as you can. |
| predictable to the other team. You will not be able to | | | | The other team will either take the puck away from |
| pull dekes as easily and fool the other team. | | | | you or the goalie will figure out where the shot is going. |
| A backhanded shot is made in the same way as a | | | | A good rule is to pull back as little as you have to and |
| wrist shot. The only difference is that the shot is being | | | | rely on strength to get the puck moving faster. If you |
| taken on the other side. The only thing that makes a | | | | notice some of the pros, you will see that they do not |
| backhand shot harder is that it is less accurate, this is | | | | pull their backhand shots far back at all, they rely on |
| something that you will have to work on by yourself. | | | | their stance and their upper body strength to propel |
| However, we will go through the procedure of a | | | | the puck. |