Whats the secret to a huge flick?

I think you are making fun off it?

But for training a board is very easy to learn how accurate you flick. And to train it to be more accurate.
You have nothing to flick if you want to flick and instat the flick is going forward the flick is going backwards.
Or when you want to flick the puck in the goal but instat you flick the puck in the corner off the pool.

But you can train it without a board. We sometimes do some "Jeu de boule" with all pucks.
The first one flicks the first puck and the others try to hit it. from the same distance.


Shot/flicking board

A rubber board with a hole in it. On the photo there is a hole off 11cm. There are also some boards with a hole off 9 cm and a differend hole from 9 cm long and 5 cm wide hole

Board with a big hole, for the B-selection in Netherlands.

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I did it twice last night during a game. Beutiful rolling passes right by a defender onto my forward's stick. One of them for sure had it been a normal off the bottom flick would have been stuffed.

And both times it was completely by accident. ops: I worked and worked at it before practice started and only managed once on purpose and that one just rolled in a circle. :roll:

yeah i think i agree with jesse there and i think most people do too, the hardest passes to stop are low and hard. also the puck you are using is a big factor in that... its relatively easy to pass low on purpose with a kiwi puck for instance or another puck thats quite heavy, but very hard to do with a light puck as you dont get the same distance. those old red/orange aussie pucks just float around waiting to be hit down, to the detriment of the game, arguably.

benson is right to a point with the 25cm pass comment, but i think that starts to become a game awareness skill rather than a passing skill, as anyone can slide the puck 25cm, and not everyone can flick the puck out of the water like jesse! haha.

to be honest yes i will admit to some reservations with the hole in the wood training tools... they are good for training to practice consistency, certainly, which is important. but the problem is in a game situation those gaps move and opposition players are dynamic... i think group drills are better for learning how to pass past people, as practicing with live targets lets players learn how to manipulate opposition to create the pass.

still havent tried that rolley flick, darn it i could have last night but i forgot! weren't you going to give us a few pointers on that jesse?

just for you benny, i'm going to work on the consistency of my shabby 2-foot spag throw tongiht! hahaha

I think that's a good piece of equipment Sven. Good on you for making it.

I think Liam's comments are more aimed at elite and advanced players. but I think your board would have been great for us at school or if we were just learning to flick a puck up off the bottom.

Atapene: Two foot spag. Don't get too excited there. i know how you feel about midgets. Give the guy a break for the evening. You too Benny.

As Benny said - there is nothing wrong with a 2 foot spag pass if it gets to where it is going. Having a good pass is nothing more that being able to get it to where it should go all of the time instead of some of the time.

Kelly of course has a Howitzer for a pass. Straight over your freakin head and into the next postcode if necessary. Quite something to see.

We all know about Liams fascination with midgets, but you now have to be careful about what you say about them as we now have a dwarf playing schools uwh in Wellington.

Anyway I also agree that the training board for flicking is a good idea and would be a great tool for teaching junior players to control their flicking height and direction. Much better than flicking at a spot on the wall and cracking pool tiles.

You're right Liam, anyone can slide a puck 25cm, but can they do it accurately and when it counts? I think that is what makes an effective pass (pass as opposed to flick as Benny said). Whether it be a 25cm slider or 4m low and flat pass, as long as it is effective, it gets to where you want it to go and your team retains possession what more do you want! As has been said, this is not just about puck control but about game awareness and making the right decisions.

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