Catching tips?

[Threeleggedyoyo]

Originally Posted by TIMMAAYY

Focus on putting the puck in the pocket... not your hand.

Problem solved!

I had to relearn catching 101 from the very start ( I catch right/throw left normally ).

Biggest thing right out of the gate was catching them in my "hand", not the pocket. Big mistake. Watch the puck all the way in and watch it go right into the pocket.

Once you learn to catch with the pocket, a lot of your catching issues will fix themselves.

This is totally true, yet I still can't get the hang of it after years. I just can't seem to teach my brain to miss the puck - but only slightly - from where my hand actually is. :/ Not that I never get it, but I miss the pocket a lot.

~Brent

[leaferguy]

Keep your hand up and forward - the tendency becomes to block, especially when struggling glove side.

In practice, keep it there and hesitate for a split-second. Track the puck on the release and watch it into the pocket (i.e. don't just drop your arm). Make it feel like you're presenting your palm to the puck, not just holding your glove up.

At least, that's what applies to me.

[SrSieve]

Originally Posted by TIMMAAYY

I had to relearn catching 101 from the very start ( I catch right/throw left normally ).

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Sounds like you were meant to be full-right. I am the same way, throw left, catch right, however, I also shoot right as a forward. So for me, there was no other choice than to go full-right. Just curious, why didn't you try full-right to begin with?

[vij]

moving your glove in extreme motions is usually a sign of a sudden quick reaction. so if thats the case, just try being more aware of your glove hand and glove side in mind. fixing your stance to keep your glove more in peripheral vision should help a lot and also help increase your hand-eye ability.

moving the glove isnt a bad thing and sometimes necessary so just make sure when buying a glove that you can close it nice and tight when holding a puck.

some gloves are good in the way that even when open, the puck will hit the pocket and even the palm and just stay in the pocket, giving you time to close or position the glove to not let the puck fall out. you can even practice just keeping the glove wide open in stance and blocking shots (like warm-up) until you improve at that, and then working on the holding part after.

using the proper glove and having proper stance, i think are major attributes to improving your glove hand ability.

[TIMMAAYY]

Originally Posted by SrSieve

Sounds like you were meant to be full-right. I am the same way, throw left, catch right, however, I also shoot right as a forward. So for me, there was no other choice than to go full-right. Just curious, why didn't you try full-right to begin with?

the stick is far more essential than the glove, and I'm far better stickhandling as a leftie. So I learned to catch with my left hand. I tried full right... it was not pretty.

[caveman27]

Originally Posted by goalie0605

Hi guys, as the title said, i'm wondering if you guys have any tips for catching the puck? I did a search and found nothing...regarding this topic, though there probably will be something on this board regarding catching . Anyway the problem I have right now is when I attempt to catch the puck I tend to turn my wrist toward my head, which sometimes makes the puck pop out after I caught it. Thus, my thumb area is filled with puck marks... I think I do this because my glove is not all that broken in and when I turn my wrist I can completely close the glove...Am I catching wrong? or is this normal

Without seeing you, I think you are scooping upward. If you keep your arm down by your side, there's the natural reaction to swing upward to get a puck going high.
I'd like to recommend playing fingers up. This prevents you from scooping up. Keep your eye on the puck all the way into your glove. If I get in a situation where I am blocking with my trapper low and down by my side, there's going to be times when I scoop up. If it results in a pop-out, no biggie. The save was made.

[ukgoalie]

Anyone have this happen to them on a regular basis : when I get a low shot pop out to the high slot, I come out a close the angle. I make most saves however, when I get a high shot inside catcher side (over the elbow) I don't seem to be able to get to it.