do you want to learn how to shoot like Steven Stamkos? find a garage door and fire the puck at it a couple million times.

This is true you looking is all you need to focus on when shooting. The rest of the mechanics will line up by following the first step and be that you have the proper mechanics.

It becomes natural after a lot of oractice, I mean, you can score goals without looking

I know this is an older video, but it is still relevant. I just scored a goal last night where I stepped around a D on the off-wing, cut to the front of the net, took a look, and put the puck right under the armpit of the goalie. It was kind of an AHA moment for me, because I made the connection about the level of focus on where I was shooting that was necessary. Usually, I look at the net and "take it all in" before shooting. I have moderate success. But, last night, I made the connection that when I really score, I have much more specific focus on a spot ... not "the whole net". Then I come across this video in my feed the next day. Serendipity.

I was honestly surprised to not see this in the Slingshot System, unless I am mistaken.

Look at your target and then shoot and it goes their it works

I watch all of your videos. I have starter to score more goals as well!!!

😂😂😂😂 sick bro

My brother just told me, "you shoot where you look." True. I need to take the split second (sometimes more in games, but rarely) to take a look at WHERE I want my shot to go.

i just kinda look at were i want to shoot and the puck goes there

This dude just said following through or "pointing your stick" doesn't matter. He then started talking about "magic mechanics." He's trolling you all. I'm pretty sure these videos are made with 100% sarcasm. His whole point in this video was "look at your target"... yeah. We know.

Jason, isn't there a problem with the goalie being able to see where you're looking, and predicting where the shot is going to go? THX!

This is an interesting video and the comments are worth a read. It's a good video with a neat idea and I appreciate the effort to bring research and good science to people and practitioners. The downsides are that there is some misinformation here and some places where it's just not presented well, especially because of the "wizard" and "magic" stuff. I know go Vickers and met her once. I didn't study with her because she's good, not great, and U of C isn't very good at all in Sport Science. Vicker's thing with Quiet Eye has always been an attempt to brand something that was well established before her, which is the basic idea that 1) at the highest level, coaches have to train their players eyes so they can train their minds (your vision has a lot to do with your attention and how much/what you're processing or over-thinking); and 2) elite athletes don't search around as much but gain more info by looking at fewer things but processing more from it (longer gaze, fewer saccades). For example, a Goalie or QB knows what to look at to read a shot or read a defensive coverage or blitz and they focus on those cue -- not 15 things looking all over the place like a hot mess -- AKA, a rookie! I think you're making a mistaking by presenting some science as black and white or either/or. Quiet Eye is good so all other psychomotor science is useless? No chance. The best plan is to use this cutting edge stuff with other great stuff. You are definitely wrong and you undermine the quality of the video when you say ridiculous crap about practice not mattering and getting your 10K hours in doesn't apply. That's insane. Of course those things are necessary! But what you could say if you knew the whole picture an don't just this "neat" QE stuff, is that the most important factor in athlete development is practice, and you need those 10K hours (roughly), BUT, quality of practice is equally important and athletes CAN train smarter than their competition. Work hard, but work smart too!! Lastly, I think the wizard and magic stuff is silly and it undermines your message and your credibility. It has nothing to do with "cognitive dissonance" as you said in a reply. Simplifying science doesn't mean you have to talk to people like they are children or bring up childish ideas. It just doesn't make sense -- magic? What's magical? And people want to be great, they want to be stud athletes -- they don't want to be an old dude with a 3' white beard or in a D&D game or something. Consider using examples and metaphors instead. Consider using language that people use, not "simple" or "childish" language. That's what makes someone an effective communicator I think. Lastly, try not to promote something you like by bashing other things that are good. IT's not a zero-sum, like Trump bashing people to make himself feel and look good because he has the brain development of a 10-year old boy! Just a few thoughts -- keep the interesting ideas coming, it's a good video (could be a great video).

Sorry for the long comment, here's another stab at a better message (based on all the great comments people had below)...Becoming elite takes time and there is a progression. Just like the LTAD model developed in Canada and used extensively by USA Hockey...But the progression I'm talking about it about skill development. The foundation is fun. You need passion and fun to put the blood, sweat, tears, and HOURS in to become great at anything. Then you need to put the practice time in. Then, ASAP, the focus has to be quality of practice, not just quantity. Train smart. Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. So train smart and learn the right technique or you'll become automatic with your skills...automatically bad with sloppy technique. (Elite coaches know how to untrained and help an athlete correct sloppy habits they've had for 20 years!). Then focus on how to execute and training QE, how to combine mental practice with physical practice, basically, mental control so you develop your mental game. A kids can have all these things rolling and improving by the time they are 12-13 or so. Then perfect it all and train like a professional by the time they are 16 or so...just in time for the CHL or NCAA.

exactly the same idea as throwing darts or shooting a bow and arrow

it’s all about confidence, if you’re confident thst you have a grip on the puck & see an open space, you shouldn’t think, just put muscle behind it

I'm a goddamn hockey wizard

accuracy, power, and scoring come naturally after practice and time. "wizards" and "magic" are you kidding me? You have no clue buddy

You can’t just give someone a stick and say if you stare at the bar long enough you will hit it that’s not how it works. This honestly makes me mad if anyone believes this works knowing the amount of time I spend everyday just shooting to make my shoot accurate and powerful.

i can’t tell if this is serious or not

Not entirely correct. Your eyes see things from an different angle then where the puck are. If you take a shot based on your eye position you will miss. If you have ever seen a billiards player hunker down on the que stick this is to get the correct angles. This is of course impossible as a hockey player. Most players learn by trial and error how to snipe the shot plus of course luck. A few learn to actually aim correctly by triangulate the puck position-eyes-net-distance-own body posture but that's incredibly hard to do. So it becomes intuition and repetition. If you take a thousand shots from the hash mark at a specific speed you will get a muscle memory. It's far easier then aiming a foot of the target and thinking about to do so. Put a nail in the puck and some sand paper on the other side. Tie a red string to it and the other end in the net. Then stand in your shooting position and you will see how far off you are with your aim. if you quickly open and close alternative eyes you will see what I mean how positions change on a distant target.

Bro, you haven’t scored more than five goals in a season....perhaps more practise & less lazy eye?

Magic???

ditch the unnecessary music

Yeah your right...it has nothing to do with thousands of practice shots and hours on the ice........said no one ever except this you tube jockey.

Bro, you haven’t scored more than five goals in a season....perhaps more practise & less lazy eye?

Bro, you haven’t scored more than five goals in a season....perhaps more practise & less lazy eye?