Does your stick ever get caught under pads in butterfly?

[1C5]

Every once in a while my stick blade will get caught under my pads when trying to make a save in butterfly. 

I'm not sure why. I assume it is one of 3 issues:

1. Pads or thigh rise of pads might be too tall for me. 

2. Paddle length of stick might be too short

3. Technique. Get my hands further away from body to make sure my stick is far enough forward to not get caught in pads. 

This usually solves the problem for me but it still happens sometimes. Anyone else ever have this issue?

[cwarnar]

I’ve had this happen a few times with my RGT pros the last few ice times I’ve had.

For me, it’s totally been lazy hands.  Lazy with my stick not getting it out front to try and deflect rebound vs. playing them off my pads.  

[BadAngle41]

@1C5 I've had it happen on occasion as well... but to @cwarnar's point it was me being lazy. I'm not saying #1 or #2 aren't possible... just that #3 is most likely. Take a look at the pic below... Holtby uses what would be considered an undersized paddle height by NHL standards... and even in a very tight butterfly (with pads overlapping) his technique with hands out front keep the stick a good distance away from getting caught underneath. If your thigh rise is GROSSLY too tall and very stiff... MAYBE #1... but otherwise... technique.

[Flyers27]

Happens to me when I don't get my hands out in front. It happened a lot when I was starting out again and trying to get used to new pads and technique. I'd say start with focussing on your hands and go from there.

[mik]

When happens, in my case it has nothing with points 1 or 2,  it is allways technique - as others said "lazy hands" and poor placement of hands that should be in front of my body.

[loki1416]

I'm going to echo what the others above had said, that it being a hands thing. Just want to point out that every time I do it, the puck magically finds that little gap that I've now created between my pads and ice. Every. Freaking. Time.

[jayluv54]

I broke a stick doing that, landed right on the paddle and broke the damn thing in half...pretty embarrassing.  Like all other technique issues, happens more when I get tired.