HockeyFormHow to shoot a one-timer
A one-timer is shot straight off the pass, without stopping the puck first. The puck is already moving, so timing beats power: a short, well-timed swing is enough to beat the goalie before he gets across.
Here is the one-timer step by step, the mistakes that make it miss, and drills to build the timing.
Step by step
- 1Open your hips and chest toward the passer.
- 2Start a short backswing before the puck arrives.
- 3Hit the ice just behind the puck to load the stick.
- 4Keep your eyes on the puck and follow through low toward the target.
Common mistakes
Swinging too late
If the backswing starts when the puck arrives, you are already late. Start it while the pass is on its way.
Closed hips
Facing the net instead of the passer makes you reach for the puck. Open up toward the pass.
Lifting your head
Looking at the net too early makes you miss the puck. Eyes on the puck until it is gone.
Drills for the shooting pad
Freeze the finish
Players who stay balanced after the shot are more accurate.
- Have someone pass, or bank the puck off a rebounder.
- Shoot it first time.
- Hold your finish completely still and count to two.
Reps: 3 × 10 shots
Point the toe
The follow-through decides where the puck goes.
- Pick a target in the net.
- After the release, point the toe of your blade at it.
- Hold that finish for one second.
Reps: 20 shots
Practise it with HockeyForm
Put your phone about 3 m out to your stick side, a little behind you, and shoot. HockeyForm counts every shot by itself, checks your shot from head to toe against the range pro shooters reach, and gives you the drill for what to work on next.
The HockeyForm Stand holds your phone in the right spot →