The Hit & Clip Hit

Hitting a hockey ball

Hands together an inch off the top of the stick
Ball in line with front foot
Body 90 deg to the direction of intended ball travel (left shoulder pointing where you want the ball to go)
As you swing bend down so left hand passes in line with left knee during the swing
Follow through

Extra – do it while the ball is slightly moving – “step into the hit”

Detailed synopsis of the whole process
Annotated video of the whole process incl body position

Further options
Some further tips to look for

Very very detailed
You get all the whys and wherefores on this one

Clip Hit
Quicker simple version of full hit – use when no time and still want power

Clip Hit
Really good stuff here from a team of really good dutch players

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