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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Haha. Only played in goal for decades.
Superstition, absolutely. Positioning, no. I haven’t hit my posts with my stick since I was a kid and thought it looked cool.
Oversimplified slightly, but a decent starting point, for example, is that if you are on the mark on the corner of the crease, you are pretty square with the faceoff dot.
(Note: I’m not saying to stop and look at your feet when a winger is streaming down and taking a shot any more than you are saying to touch the net and put your stick or glove side arm temporarily out of position when you are actively cutting down that angle and anticipating a shot)
Here is a nice article from InGoal magazine. Doesn’t mention whacking posts.
https://ingoalmag.com/technique/prof...ng-strategies/ |
You don’t generally stand on the goal line or close to it when the puck isn’t in your zone?? There is no reaching required. It’s automatic and I have to move my stick 1/2” to feel behind me as I come out at the chosen angle to challenge the play.
Your article has no mention of what methods are used to ensure you are square to where you want to be. Just where you should be and why. Not how.
Whatever works for you man, but don’t claim tapping the post is some kind or show off move or something no goalies do. You might be the only goalie I’ve ever had a conversation with who was against this technique. It’s bizarre really.