[YOUR EDGE] players
important things about shooting with a long pole are the leverage you get from the extra three feet of stick and the release point.
The two most
Put your hands a little lower than you would with a long stick. Make it like a short-stick hand placement. Imagine the head in the middle of your stick and shift your hands down to normal short-stick placement.
That overhand high release is something goalies aren’t used to. When you bring it high- to-high, that shot is pretty diffi cult for a goalie to save. It’s so hard and going so fast and coming from a different vantage point.
With a long pole, the stick can bend and whip forward. You can get a lot more torque and speed from that.
I take a crow hop into the shot, skip into it in transition, and you have to fi nd open space. Make sure you’re not cramping anyone else’s space.
Point your front foot toward the target, so your hips are opened up and you get full leverage from your hips. Make sure you face the target when you shoot so you can get full momentum.
It’s the same motion as a step-down shooter. Don’t have alligator arms. Get your hands out.
68 LACROSSE MAGAZINE July 2014>>
A Publication of US Lacrosse
©DAN BURNS (BF)
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