"Stance" thread...

[Dissipate]

Originally Posted by Dissipate

Here are a couple. I have been watching video and noticing I have a bad habit of lazily dropping my glove hand too low, down near my knee.

4 pages back and not 1 comment. Hell even a, "Hey get some bigger pictures!" would be more helpful...

[croy33]

Originally Posted by Dissipate

Here are a couple. I have been watching video and noticing I have a bad habit of lazily dropping my glove hand too low, down near my knee.

I'll be the nice guy. Looks good. Not too much to say about it. Maybe move your hand out more, and it looks like there is a little double coverage there, but I can't tell from the angle.

[Ian Himself]

[croy33]

Gloves out in front of you more, esp. that blocker. That will get your stick on the ice more. Get it so you can see both gloves out of the corner of your eyes.

[Cujo_64]

Originally Posted by Ian Himself

Glove positioning looks fine, damn the exceed block and catch were soo freakin huge ! a smaller blocker would give you a little easier time moving it around. I can tell by the pics your blocker and catcher are fine, due to where your stick is on the ice, if it was in any more of an angle then your blocker would be too far back, keep it up, nice pads !

[cody b]

Originally Posted by LIKEWALL

From this weekend's Labor Day Kickoff Tournament in San Jose

Looks good man! God I miss playing at that rink

[TheWall20]

Originally Posted by paulsmachetti

How is that a good stance? He's mostly on his cowlings. For him to move from that spot to another he's going to have to narrow the stance first ,so he can get on his edges, before he can begin a movement. That's wasted motion. Unless he has OD Blades we're also talking about slide outs from being on his cowlings.
Paul

I've seen him play and he has rly good movement, he has been playing like tht forever and it works for him. His lateral movement is amazing. I can understand that u thought tht stance wouldnt work but trust me, it works rly well for him

[TheWall20]

Originally Posted by Dissipate

Here are a couple. I have been watching video and noticing I have a bad habit of lazily dropping my glove hand too low, down near my knee.

I have tht problem also. I tend to drop it down early on breakaways and give away the top shelf. I's one of those things u dont realize cuz u just do it, i didnt notice til my friend told me i had 2 keep my glove hand up

[croy33]

Originally Posted by lundqvist30135

first tournament with my midget team. criticize away

Did you get some new p3's recently?

[lundqvist30135]

nooo way. i hate reeboks i hate open leg channels. i bought a glove fell apart in a month. i will be getting quicks gloves off of goaliemonkey soon though

[croy33]

Originally Posted by lundqvist30135

nooo way. i hate reeboks i hate open leg channels. i bought a glove fell apart in a month. i will be getting quicks gloves off of goaliemonkey soon though

Alright sweet. I saw a P.A.L goalie with an identical helmet, and some sweet looking p3's.

[Inferno]

Here's a picture from the nose bleeds

[goalie75]

Originally Posted by lundqvist30135

first tournament with my midget team. criticize away

Having a wide stance is cool and all, but you need more knee bend. It almost looks like you just spread your feet and keep you legs straight (like a stretch).

More knee bend will:

1. Make you quicker to go down into a butterfly. A lot of people believe "the wider the stance the better the butterfly," but thats not necessarily true (just look at Nabokov).

2. Make your lateral movements quicker and more explosive. This will also allow you to challenge more (which is especially important because of your size) because you will be able to move across the crease quicker, eliminating the fear of getting beat on the one-timer all the time.

Not everyone can play like Lundqvist. Try to adapt your own style and do what works for you.

[lundqvist30135]

thanks man. i usually bend my knees. but idk haha. thanks though i need all the advice i can get

[crazygoalie2]

Here is a couple of my stances.

On the right post:



On the left post:



In close stance (normally have glove higher):



Criticism wanted!

P.S - Sorry the in close image isn't that good!