He's such a nice guy bro.

I know no one will see this, but I simply watched this video and applied it as best I can in warmup today. I was clocking consistent lightning fast shots top corners! This video literally changed me as a hockey player, my shot went from a normal shot to a deadly weapon and from the bottom of my hearth, thank you!

The generosity of these break downs… its appreciated

Coach Jeremy, thanks for a great breakdown and explanation of this shot. Applied your three steps during stick-and-puck time at my local rink, and was amazed by how efficiently it loads energy into the stick shaft and the quickness of puck release. New trick for this old dog (62)! Rick

2:25 Coach Chippy sighting!

3:18 what i find especially amazing is how Bedard doesnt even need to step into the shot and its still potent.

great video - i'm curious about how stick length also plays into changing your angle

I learned to load the stick about 15 + years ago as an adult player. I basically saw the technique at clinics given by former division 1 college players. I would practice it at sticktime sessions. Take a bucket of pucks and dump it out on a face off circle and shoot, shoot, shoot. Or just shoot against the boards. Bottom line, you kind of have to work it out on your own. Plenty of failure before I had it down. Long story short, if you learn to do it right, your wrist/snap shot can be a rocket! Oh, use a stick with a flex you can load. I like around 80 flex (before I cut it down). It really changed the way I played. No more need for clappers. This technique allows quick release and plenty of speed.

Great video. Thank you for sharing your access to an incredible player. Also good to know it takes everyone time to relearn.

Great analysis, I appreciate the breakdown and all the details regarding the mechanics!

Hey Jeremy, amazing video! Finally after I long time I feel like I should learn something new. I have a feeling that this technique might become the new "standard" in pro hockey. I think that kids will be taught to shoot like this instead of classic snap shots

very nice breakdown of Bedar's wrist shot, much appreciated!

Precious moment to share thanks!

Awesome video, can’t wait for October!

This is the exact type of video I was looking for thanks

This video is great. I watched the short form version you published a few weeks ago on Instagram maybe 100 times trying to derive exactly what you discuss in this video!

i live in Arkansas so its hard to get good sticks down here i tried this shot with my classic wood stick since its my best one and broke it. still a really good video

Amazing how much the game has changed since I was in high school. I was taught a completely different way to shoot than what’s being taught now. Now I’m older and adjusting.

thank you for explaining

I was always told my stick was supposed to reach my chin standing up. After watching some Coach Jeremy I started experimenting and felt that my stance was way too low to have a natural feel with a stick that long. I would have to stand up too much to get any proper weight on it. This is just great stuff. The effortlessness Bedard has on his release is just... wow.

You missed 2 of the most important things. 1. He pulls his left arm down to create more leverage and whip (you see him cross his arms after the release). This together with the ”bow arm” is what creates the power here. 2. He uses the blade as an additional leverage point by pointing the blade really strongly so you see his blade is all the way to the side after his release

hey coach im wondering what tiles are you using?

You explain that sooooo great

I'd love to see Bedard and Matthews shoot with my 90's Gretzky aluminum. 😊

Awesome Stuff! Bedard Showing The Evolution Of The Angle Change At The Highest Level!

one thing is clear, he's been eating a lot of protein and working hard in the gym, that's for sure.

Thanks for a great video as always! I always wondered, do you ever offer critiques on people's shots to give them tips? My shot is a dumpster fire, and I'd really like some idea what I could do differently.

Bedsy is a true sniper, he will be alot of fun to watch for the Blackhawks !! 🦅🦅🦅💯

I knew those guys must use those low flex sticks! I recently went to 65 while I’m at 165lbs and it’s been amazing tbh. Great vid, thanks!

Cool video! Thanks for making it. One quick note, Bedard's power comes from his legs too. His feet are planted, which actually allows him to transfer force up through them and then convert it to torsion through his torso (you can see the torsion happen as he drops his knee to rotate his hips, although he's jacked so he doesn't need to rotate that far to generate the necessary force). It's probably even more effective than taking a step forward since when you take a step, you lose contact with the ground and no longer have that strong base through which to transfer power. Same principles as a QB throwing, or a tennis player/golfer hitting a ball.

Much love out of nashville ✊🏻

Great video, coach Jeremy... thank you!! Connor is using a sync in the video and I have come across some pics of him playing for team Canada using a sync as well but most pictures and film show him using a low kick hyperlite or agent, did he happen to mention what kick point he prefers/uses?

Ive watched and watched and watched this kid shoot for a year now and can finally somewhat emulate it. I just cant get the flex he does, his stick is also very long even on skates. I have to use a shorty like mathews.

Wonder if bedard has also played floorball earlier and the hand position originates from there🤔

That all sounds backwards in concept but is amazing to see in action. Glad he’s on my team now!

This is super cool!!

Note also that he doesn’t lean on the stick. that seems to be a big myth being taught these days that to flex or “load up” your stick you need to lean on it. Bedard gets flex from rotation, not leaning on it

Quite funny and nice to see floorball shooting technique(s) coming part of hockey skill toolbox. I would say that this one technique is commonly used in floorball. :)

From what I can see, it is mostly the material that the sticks are made of now that enables this type of shot. There's no way a wooden stick (Gretzky, etc..) that used to be the standard would work the same way.

Nice thank you

His shot it the perfected inline hockey shot!

Bedard has in feet staggered to start the shot and pulls the puck towards his left toe ish so it’s very slightly forward to give enough space between the blade and the puck to generate that flex

There is a bit of a psychology factor to it. For most of us we have this built in mindset that we must push the puck forwards to move it forwards. We do this by starting at our body and moving our arms away from your center of gravity. But what he does is use pulling forcing to pull the puck into his center of gravity which, although weird, allows him to shoot harder and at a weirder time then most players. It helps him make use of his mechanical advantage in the stick better.

Thank you

Those slowmotion shots were very nice!

Why does the stock bend like that. Do you know the details of the stock and how much does it cost

Thanks how to hockey for breaking it down for me

I wonder if doing shooting training while his right wrist was broken caused his upper(left) hand to move towards his right hip, and he just made the technique better with two hands

Great video, Jeremy. A recent revelation was that Bedard, Matthews, and many others get their top hand elbow very high (almost shoulder level) so that it's almost a straight pull back. The player's top hand away from their body but their elbow still low will really hinder a young player's shot while meeting your excellent pull/punch mantra. Your point #2, the wrist bend, is really an artifact of his top hand elbow being so high.

it changed my shot a lot!

Great breakdown. Interesting how he builds pressure on the floor/ ice, a bit behind the puck before release. There's a bit of a snapshot in there. Also an opening and closing or pre-pronation/pronation as in tennis and golf.

every nhl goalie needs to watch this so they can get a step cuz they will need it

What are those tiles called that you are using outside?

Can you help me with puck protection?

the bow in the wrist is similar to the way drummers like myself whip our sticks across the top of cymbals to get power and accuracy on the strike. By keeping your wrist tucked in like that, you're transfering more of the energy otherwise going into your hands, into the stick. That's why he's able to take such a small wind up and still bend the stick that much. It's not a snap shot. It's more of a whip shot. It's all in how hes transferring energy from his chest and legs into the stick.

You may not be a generational talent, but I appreciate you.

he shots insaneli

Any idea what kind of curve he uses? Toe Curve or more like a P88?

wow conner bedar is such a gift

Putting the puck to the side I think will help the most

Pls make a vid about what it takes to make it to the NHL

Watch the hip swing too, he has the swing of a hitter in boxing or mma. He just whips it

Toe drag release, Bedsy Toe drag release

Thats it bedzy

the most important thing you've missed: foot work - he pushes himself forward with his back foot as he releases the puck which adds so much mustard to it it's much better seen on the ice, Matthews does the same thing

Nice

A good way to think about it is that every detail of Connor shot is done to achieve MAXIMUM TORQUE. Starting with his top hand being bent as it is- This is LITERALLY out of necessity as hes building so much torque within his technique that his "fulcrum", or top hand, bends as a means of both effectively HANGING ON as well as ACCURATELY CONTROLING/AIMING his release. . Starting from behind the puck by a good 6 inches, watch as Bedsy drops his weight prior to releasing his shot- hes dropping into his shot in order to initiate TORQUE. This is one of the things that makes Bedard's shot special- hes able to apply slap-shot physics in a highly deceptive toe-drag release SNAP shot. Most players aren't able to apply so much flex into their snapshots, and as a result, their toe-drag is followed by a some-what impotent release, while Bedsy is firing absolute ROCKETS.

Cool video and bedard certainly has a great shot. What I find funny though is that there seems to be a large group of people that think he has somehow revolutionized the shooting motion, when the reality is that top level players have been using the same concepts for a couple decades.

Its the top hand thats important. Thats whats allowing him to keep the puck back. The challenge is wrist strength... It's not necessarily that he's stronger all over. Getting your wrist in that angle would take some serious tendon strength. That could be the entire key

70 flex helps too lol, been known for a while now

What kind of flooring is that?

Here is an update for your video (great Connor Bedard game example): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJp8aZp6yditkZc.html

If you want a cheat code look at how brett hull shot

I Ding understand how his passes are so good although his flex is so low. When I pass the puck with such a little flex, he wobbles. Somebody knows how he does it?

He has a wild shot..

Going to upload Bedard’s NHL highlights in my channel

The flex in the stick is funny

Yeah, he’s nice guy

Brock Boeser shot like that as well when he was scoring

the batman tape caught me off guard😂

thought i was cool with my 110 flex in highschool. probably part of the dozen reasons why i never made the V squad. #JVallstar

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I feel like Connor shot is only possible with bauer because i had a ccm ribcor team and it too stiff

He is a good player for Chicago

Also seems to help to have forearms the size of phonebooks

Great video!

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i didnt see the title i jus saw the video and bedard poped out and i got confused cause thats my last name lmaoo

He shoots exactly like me, ive been doing that my whole life

Toe drag release Jeremy toe drag release

Hey everybody I have a question don’t think some of you know but does the sports court ruin the bottom of your stick/tape?

almost one more thing, he drags the puck in then releases at the toe instead of the heal, my shot wasn’t consistently flat so try releasing it at the toe instead of heel

Look at his back. His back is not normal (chyphosis). That helps him a lot. That helps him put much weight on the shot while having amazing precision.

He showed toe drag snap shot but in game he is using toe drag wrist shot😯 In move it is too hard to do snap shot when you don't see the puck, at least for me😒

This is sooooooo cool I can’t believe Connor Bedard and I shot the same way

IAM from Saskatchewan like berdard because he used to be with the Regina pats

Bedard we be the next mcdavid

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He broke his rist he used one hand 🤚 and ones he got better his shot jumped another level

I did a video about my hockey skills that people need to know it private tho