Advice needed on Pokechecking

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by DRE75HABS

A fake double clutch is good to force a player to shoot fairly quickly... remember that there are only a few things as goalies we can do to make things go our way, to "force" the things we want to happen, happen.

A fake double clutch is great (whatever that is?), but mine wasn't fake; I'm really just that bad.

A flick like you're going to pokecheck is very effective when done right against a skater whose head is up. When you play against guys who look at their feet, it ain't gonna do you much good. Keeks showed a vid of Belfour, and with a simple, largely unnoticeable flick, he changed the shooter's angle of approach. It was pretty awesome.

[DRE75HABS]

I like to drop my shoulder almost imperceptably, but just enough so the shooter goes "yeeeeeahhh" in his head, and then BAM blocker up, works a lot in roller, don't get a lot of breakaways to try out stuff in ice...

[FreezeKeep]

Originally Posted by maddogg

im with elite on this one i usually only pokecheck when a player is cutting acrosse the front of the net. all i can say is if you miss on the poke check get his feet.

same here.

i LOVE when shooters get all full of themselves and come close in.... muwahahahahaha cause i always get either the puck or their feet in my lap. I kinda charge out in the same direction they are skating but at a slightly aggressive angle so there is NO WAY they are getting in. stick extended of course, but not 100% so i don't lose it in my poke. I use to send it all the way out but then if the shooter's feet were in my lap and the puck was still floating, i wouldnt' have a stick to 'reel' the puck back in to cover it.

[canadian_5001]

Ask rayzilla about pokechecking, he loves to pokecheck

[jerrypalojr]

Originally Posted by Cujorulesdtown9

Ok, when you guys poke check, how do you move while doing the pokecheck?

Do you do a full on dive? What I do always seems to be the wrong move. I pokecheck while crouching with my pads together, and if I miss the pokecheck im basically screwed as the players are quick enough to shoot around me if I miss.
I dont know if there is a certain point, or as in to how far a player should come in before I even try it? I must be missing something, because everytime I try a pokecheck, I manage to miss 55% of the time ending in a goal.

when it comes to pokecheck, it depends not only HOW but WHEN as well. i agree w/ one advice here that its a good time to pokecheck when the opposing player either is looking at the puck too long or he/she is crashing to the net. I usually pokecheck w/ one knee down, keep myself balanced as i do it. A quick read of the play is essential in doing it, like if your teammates are backchecking or if there's a trailer. By kneeling on one leg (im a regular goalie, so i drop my right leg ) you keep your balance and you have a pretty good chance of making the save in case you missed the pokecheck.

Just make sure when you pokecheck you try to keep everything closed, like the five-hole or you don't leave your self vulnerable by being in a "stationary" position. Try to stay w/ the attacking player and work on keeping your balance. Don't over commit by dropping on both knees and going for the check.

[korky15]

whatever you do don't watch Nabokov for an example

[dreadlockgoalie]

Originally Posted by korky15

whatever you do don't watch Nabokov for an example

Or Belfour's sliding dive 15 feet in front of the player.