How to Tape a Hockey Blade -6 Key Points
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2019
- Taping your Stick. 6 key points
Coach Lance from Online Hockey Training.com
And the question of the day comes from Josie
Hey Coach Lance, how do you tape a stick blade?
Everybody had a point in time in their life when they didn’t know how to tape a stick
Blade and this quick video will give you the how and the why.
1) Areas of the Stick that can be taped.
There are 3 areas on the Stick that players can taped. The knob
Of the Stick, the blade of the Stick, and the shaft of the Stick, also
Known as the Barber Polling. Today I’ll only be focusing on the
Stick blade.
2) Why do we tape the stick blade?
Hockey players tape the stick blade for 3 primary reasons. First, is to
Protect the stick blade, second, is to soften the blade, which enhances
Touch, feel and your ability to control the puck and shoot it with more
Power and Accuracy.
The third reason players tape their stick blade, is to express their individuality
And the creative side
3) Determine if you are a stand-up taper or a sitter downer taper?
This is your personal preference. Some players like to rock it
Standing up, or many players, including myself, prefer to chill it
Out and take a seat when taping the stick blade.
4) White or Black Tape
As an off-ice stickhandling and shooting specialist, for inexperienced or players
New to the sport, I always recommend white tape. The reason is that when you have the puck on your Stick, you’ll have coaches reminding you to get your eyes up,
So you’re not always staring down at the puck. The colour contrast makes it much easier to see the puck out of the corner of your eyes, or as optometrists would say
Peripherally
5) Toe 2 Heel or Heel 2 Toe
Many players chose to tape their Stick from toe to heel, most notably,
Patrick Kane of Chicago Blackhawks. The only drawback with taping your Stick this way is that the bottom will wear out faster because tape seams are going against the grain, scraping the ice creating more friction and accelerating the tape breaking down.
But if you’re like me, you go from heel to toe.
Number 6 - How Much of the Stick Blade do you tape?
If you look at who influences how the youth hockey player tapes their Sticks, the group that has the most significant impact are NHL players, here in North America, especially the ones that get a lot of points.
If you look at all of the options available from our trendsetters, like Alex ovechin, Jamie Benn, Brad Marchand or Logan Couture, how do you know which tape job is the right for you?
If you’re starting, and only have a few years under your belt, my recommendation is to tape as much as the stick blade as possible. Why, because the stick blade and puck are slippery surfaces, especially when they get wet. When combined, it becomes very challenging to handle the puck with any proficiency or shoot it with much accuracy.
Hockey tape provides the control when stickhandling and gives players grip when firing shots from a distance and also from in tight.
You have to remember, that the players you see that only tape a portion of their stick blade, are ones that possess world-class stick skills, so just because you see NHL players taping their sticks a certain way, doesn’t mean it right taping option for you. Let me show you how I recommend taping the stick blade.
Wax
Finishing - Puck
How often should I tape?
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Im 45 and I've taped my sticks God only knows how many times and I'm still here because at any age we can still learn new tips, tricks or methods. Thanks coach
Great video best taping advice out there
Thanks for the pointers! I know I'm doing this for an Atlanta Thasher's Halloween costume, but my first attempt wasn't half bad, for a Georgian.
big ups.
Taping toe to heel will not wear out faster due to "rubbing on the ice" and "going against the grain" ... most contact with the blade and ice is parallel to the tape (i.e. front of blade facing forward ... not sideways). Tape most commonly wears out due to getting wet constantly (rot) and general wear (from rubbing on the ice) regardless of which directly it's taped from.
Also, in the torn up tape example (2:06) that is cause by the person using a stick with too high of a lie (as indicated by the predominant wear at the heel). So, the heel of the blade is making more contact with the ice than the mid or toe areas. Decreasing the stick lie (say from 6 to 5) will solve that, and the wear will be more in the middle of the blade where it should be.
That all having been said, taping from toe to heel puts less spin on the puck (because it's effectively rolling "up hill" against the grade of the tape). Engineering (physics) principles tell us that the slower an object is spinning, the more it's speed potential is increased. In other words, all other things being equal, a slower spinning puck will be moving faster. This is why some players tape toe to heel ... for a faster shot.
Taping heel to toe imparts more spin on the puck (again, the grade of the tape means it is rolling "down hill" essentially). While more spin means a slightly slower shot, the thought is that a faster spinning puck has more potential to "squeak through" a goalie's pads.
Lastly, your wax advice is poor. Yes, you can overdo it, but that's not a good reason not to use it. While it decreases friction with the ice (as it prevents a layer of water forming), it increases friction with the puck ... which is why you want it on your blade face and backhand side of the blade ... to give you better grip of the puck. The other benefit (and main reason to use it) though is to water proof your tape so it lasts longer.
It's a lot of personal preference and learning what you like. But I still experiment. In your opinion is there anything to make a thicker overlapped layer vs a thin barely overlapped strips?
ya i personally think thinner overlap = less tape = lighter but not as durable. Thicker overlap = heavier but more durable. i used to put a strip of tape along the entire bottom of the blade before taping to increase durability.
I hav Ben playing hockey for 8 years. And I am 12
Pink Tape!
I don't know why, but black tape doesn't breakdown as fast as white. I don't get it.
I feel the opposite, whenever I go black tape it lasts one game and is tore up everywhere
hes making good points until the wax, i wax the shit out of my blade, u dont want a big lump of ice forming on your forehand or backhand half way through ya shift at the beer league where they go lax on the ice cuts
It is so annoying he never evens gets to the point so annoying