JonsieRoy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hi guys, a little background here: Im just starting back into playing net at 26, I played as a kid until I was about 13 so I’ve got a head start on the general mechanics, it’s just a matter of getting used to the position again now. I’ve been playing for about 2 months now 1-2 times per week. Anyways, I tried a new (to me) set of 37+1 Vaughn V6’s this morning for the first time, they felt pretty good for the most part, a better fit than the 36’s I was wearing before. But, I noticed that when I performed my lateral butterfly slide, I was having a hard time going from one side of my crease to the other, sometimes needing two pushes. I realized that my skate on my sliding side was catching the ice as I slid. Just wondering if you guys have any advice on how to correct this, is it a matter of consciously keeping my foot flexed and off the ice? Or should I tighten up my bootstrap? (It is very loose, there was no hole in the strap to have it tight, so it basically wasn’t doing anything). I’m also waiting for a set of pro laces to be delivered and I’m worried the problem will be worse because it will let my foot settle even closer to the ice. Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 The boot strap won't do much. I think it's a weight transfer issue combined with the pad position. What kind of skates are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonsieRoy Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Bauer vapour X.27. No cowling, but way taller than other goalie skates I’ve had, which probably doesn’t help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonsieRoy Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 What do you mean by weight transfer? as in I’m keeping too much weight on my sliding leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mroy31 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 https://www.thegoalnet.com/forums/topic/1417-marias-butterfly-challenge-30/ :) That's a general tip that can help get your mobility to a point your blades drag less, but I did have one question. When you say the blade on the sliding side is dragging, do you mean the lead leg or the push leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonsieRoy Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Lead leg, as in if I’m sliding to my right, my right skate blade catches the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mroy31 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hm, ok. I don't have any experience with that one then. Mostly I'd have my back leg drag the toe of the blade on the ice. I will say that I had that a lot when I first switched to a cowlingless skate, but it went away after a few weeks of icetimes. So maybe this is somewhat related to getting back in the swing of things and getting used to moving in the gear again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonsieRoy Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hmm, definitely could be. I’ll try and be more conscious of it next game and see what I can do to adjust. Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Hip Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 It must be that you're lifting your leading leg a bit as your sliding. If your leading knee is on the ice then your blade shouldn't be catching. I could maybe see if you have zero slack in toe ties and it's forcing your foot to angle up and your heel is catching the ice. The bungee style toe ties your waiting on will help with that and allow your foot to get flatter on it's side and relieve stress on your hips which you may not feel yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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