Show off Your Butterfly

[murtel]

Originally Posted by maidendtfreak

carpet fly, critique away.

Tighten up the gap between your blocker arm and body. Also, I would recommend keeping your glove square to the shooter (harder to do when the shooter has a camera not a puck).

[maidendtfreak]

Originally Posted by murtel

Tighten up the gap between your blocker arm and body. Also, I would recommend keeping your glove square to the shooter (harder to do when the shooter has a camera not a puck).

all right, thanks i'll try it

[redwing30]

Originally Posted by bguminey

Redwing your too slouched you need to sit straight up. Stick positioning is personal preference I lay mine like that so the puck jumps at my chest and control rebounds other then your slouche it looks good

I think about this often but I find by slouching or as I think of it as leaning back a little, it helps me to have a wider butterfly. I think I need to just mess around with it a little to find where I can be more upright as well as comfortable.

[geardawg33]

Originally Posted by *HoRtA*35

Is that a bad thing?

What level of play is this?

[ZenGoalie31]

Game action is always better for this thread...

[expy]

Nice butterflies all-around.

Some things I've noticed are some goalies tend to keep their gloves too tight to their body and some also have a hunch in their backs when they are in bfly position.

[murtel]

Originally Posted by redwing30

I think about this often but I find by slouching or as I think of it as leaning back a little, it helps me to have a wider butterfly. I think I need to just mess around with it a little to find where I can be more upright as well as comfortable.

I would really advise against leaning back. I was talking to an older goalie (a guy in his 40's with a pile of Jr. experience) about a different goalies butterfly. This guy said that when you're in you're in your bfly you shouldn't be leaning back because you don't have much range for pouncing on rebounds. If you're leaning back you have to transfer your weight to the front and then pounce.

[expy]

Originally Posted by maidendtfreak

carpet fly, critique away.

Top corner, or inside blocker side.

[so.mingoaldude]

Originally Posted by murtel

I would really advise against leaning back. I was talking to an older goalie (a guy in his 40's with a pile of Jr. experience) about a different goalies butterfly. This guy said that when you're in you're in your bfly you shouldn't be leaning back because you don't have much range for pouncing on rebounds. If you're leaning back you have to transfer your weight to the front and then pounce.

Ive always been told that if your leaning back in your bfly then your off balance, thus not allowing you to do what you said.

[*HoRtA*35]

Originally Posted by geardawg33

What level of play is this?

That is my high school team

[so.mingoaldude]

are those 9990's the s***?

[Mad_Greek]

Not the best, but it's an action shot in practice. Kinda a funny angle the pic was taken from. I think the puck is in my pants/knees at that point.

2nd one I am Blfy sliding (crawling) across, so not fully a bfly pic.

[so.mingoaldude]

are those 11.8s? I LOVE MINE!!!! They butterfly soo smooth

[Mad_Greek]

Originally Posted by so.mingoaldude

are those 11.8s? I LOVE MINE!!!! They butterfly soo smooth

Yup, they're pro-returns too, which was kinda nice as they have under-pant thighboards/wraps, all leather straps, different channel setup, etc.

They definitely rotate and seal the 5-hole pretty nice, and with being a snugger fit than most guys seem to go w/ compared to say RBK PI's or PII's (no strap except the boot and top stap are overly loose).

[JetstoOilers81]

Are you wearing your skates under your pads?

If so, are you wearing a skate guard? What kind?