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The slap shot is a medium to long range shot that involves many muscles for it to work. A normal and simple slap shot has three different phases. The first phase is the starting phase, or the loading phase. All of your weight is on the back leg and your torso is turned so that it is facing the puck (or ball). Stick is in the air behind puck.

The second phase is the easiest and simplest of them all... swinging the stick, or the transition phase. Basically you swing the stick towards the puck in a downward motion. Your weight is transferred from your back leg to your front leg.

The third and final phase is the firing and follow through phase. Weight is now completely over front leg and the stick has hit the puck. Follow through with the stick and point at target.

A full animation of a slap shot (made by me!)

It is possible to use science and levers to your advantage when taking a slap shot. Here's why (and how).

A slap shot is pretty much a third class lever. Well it is a third class lever, but during the firing phase you can include a first class lever to up your speed. You see, usually a slap shot is the bottom hand pushing the stick, causing the stick to flex and whipping the puck towards the target. That's the use of a third class lever.

The way you can involve a first class lever is as I said, during the firing phase you can pull your top hand into your chest and use your bottom hand as the fulcrum instead (see the animations below if confused)

Here is a basic animation of a first class lever. (also made by me!)

Here is a basic animation of a third class lever. (made by me again!)