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Generally I aim for just inside the post...so I don't look at the goalie. The puck definitely does go where I look though - so it could make a bit of a differe

• a-priori 18y ago
  What about pads with a fake goalpost on the outer edges?
  • mrtron 18y ago
    I don't think that would be nearly as effective as the netting - the orientation of the pads would make it only be somewhat upright a small percentage of the time.
• teuobk 18y ago
  Do you aim there even if the goalie is hugging the post? What if you're in the slot and he's showing a huge 5-hole? Obviously, you're not going to try to hit the goalie, so that implies some awareness of the goalie's current location and a reaction to that information. [Actually, I'm just trying to learn your shooting habits so I can inform my goalie brethren. What's your name, and where do you play? :-) ]
  • mrtron 18y ago
    If the goalie is hugging one post, I am going for the opposite side. That is my patented wrap-around move since I am not as quick as I once was...the goalie always makes it to the same side so I come out a bit and go opposite top corner. Huge 5-hole I think I look at where his pads are and then try to shoot in between...maybe that is why I am rarely successful there! [I play in Toronto, and I have an unusually large amount of penalty minutes and not many goals because I play defense]