Understand Angles - Visual Tools

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     The photos below demonstrate various angle issues we have covered in our angle article series. Use these tools to understand the differences between the puck's view and the player's actual perception.

     Here's your 3 main views. In the middle, you see what the "real picture" is all about from puck's angle while the other 2 photos show how the right shooter (photo on the left) and the left shooter actually see the situation.

     This second set of photos show you the same views with the goalie down in the butterfly.

     Lastly, I wanted to show you the puck's view and the right shooter's view with the goalie in the paddle down position. Later we will publish a separate article on this topic, but just a word of warning - DO NOT OVER USE THE PADDLE DOWN! This is a very common mistake these days and it really limits your capability to react and play the shots. It does have its place, but we will get more into that in another article.