Reply To: Off-Ice and Practice Technique

[Tom Molloy]

Concerning Crossing the Top Hand Over and Using Pylons

The video only shows skating forward and it also shows players crossing the top hand under on the forehand. This is a great way to go around pylons but in the last few years it has been discouraged because it is a weak position to shoot or pass from when the turn is finished. Instead bend the elbow back and slide the botton hand down to maintain a good passing and shooting posture.
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Also using pylons after a player is over 100 lbs. 45 kg. breaks the top of the ice and creates ruts for the next players after a few reps.

Another comment on the use of pylons for skills competition and testing.
Also reading research papers during my 9 years of university consitently points out that when you do studies you can't have variables like one skater being tested on clean, fast, smooth ice and compare him/her to the tenth skater going around a pylon on rough, snowy, rutty ice. The test is invalid.

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