SKILLS PAGE
GOAL SCORING
The all-important scoring skills! Such as:
- Hit
- Push
- Clip hit
- Squeeze
- Chip
- Sweep - open stick
- Sweep - reverse stick
- Reverse stick flat hit
- Flick - open stick
- Flick - reverse stick
Deflections
- Open stick upright
- Open stick flat
- Reverse stick upright
- Reverse stick flat
- Rebounds
GOAL SCORING
Hit
Double ‘V’ grip.
Ball position level with front foot.
Feet and shoulders in line with target.
Get low.
Flat backswing, head still and level.
Turn the shoulders.
Cock the wrists on the backswing.
Step towards the ball.
Right knee low to the ground at impact.
Hitting on the move
Right foot crosses over behind left foot to get body into the correct position.
Push
Basic grip hands apart.
Keep low.
Ball starts near right foot.
Stick stays in contact with ball as weight is transferred from right to left foot.
Follow through, keeping stick on ball for as long as possible.
For power need to be side on to the target, butt of stick low with a tighter grip.
Clip hit
Clip hit
Left hand slides down the grip to meet the right, in the short handle grip.
Shorter vertical backswing with an emphasis on wrists cocking.
Ball position level with left foot on impact.
Squeeze
Sweep - open stick
Clip hit
Double ‘V’ grip.
Ball behind back foot.
Shoulders pointing at the target.
Keep arms and stick in the same plane.
Hit down hard on the top/back of the ball.
Chip
Sweep - open stick
Sweep - open stick
Double ‘V’ grip.
Ball in front of lead foot.
Hit the bottom the ball.
Ball position and stick angle will dictate the height the ball goes.
Sweep - open stick
Sweep - open stick
Sweep - open stick
Double ‘V’ grip.
The ball is played first time.
Weight on left foot on impact.
Hands close to the ground with the stick horizontal.
Contact the ball on the shaft just above the toe.
Sweep - reverse stick
Frying pan grip.
The ball is played first time.
Stick stays in contact with the ground on backswing and follow through.
Hit middle of ball with toe edge of stick.
Ball in front of right foot.
Reverse stick flat hit
Frying pan grip.
Flat back swing.
Ball level with right foot.
Stick is as horizontal as possible at impact.
Contact the ball with the edge of the stick.
Flick - open stick
Flick - reverse stick
Reverse grip.
Ball just to the right of the right foot.
Stick is under the ball.
Right hand pulls up strongly.
Flick - reverse stick
Flick - reverse stick
Reverse grip.
Ball just to the right of the right foot.
Stick is under the ball.
Right hand pulls up strongly.
Scoring quickly
Scoring quickly
Reverse grip.
Ball just to the right of the right foot.
Stick is under the ball.
Right hand pulls up strongly.
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