Kwikhands --- Irene ( Oct 31 ) ( 4 reads )

My sons coach mentioned the Kwikhnads system was being dissussed here.
My son is a midget. He started using the system last spring. The difference in his game is dramatic !!He plays with a lot more confidence and handles the puck , no more getting rid of it !! He has averaged at least a point a game ! I like the system because he can use it anywhere, with out damaging anything or making noise !!!

Irene, I don't know anything about quickhands. I know if you practice puckhandling on your own you will get better.

There is a misconception about what a good puck handler is. Moving the puck all over is one component, protecting it with your body, moving to open space, body fakes and change of speed are probably the most important components.
 Tom,
As someone who has used your site time and time again to get quality reference material and lots of very useful tidbits, I can say that you are 100% correct in your response to Irene. As the president and inventor of the KwiK-Hands method maybe I can shed a little light on this subject. What the system does is provide the player with a method of building strength while developing the essential wrist roll motion needed to be a proficient stick handler. Strength development aimed at this particular motion has proven to increase the hand speed of the stick handler. Last night I watched 6 midget teams play and I can sadly report that the vast majority have never been taught and/or practiced this very simple yet essential motion. The wrist roll is the essential setup to lots of different situations on the ice, not to mention the snap and backhand shots. To be a proficient stick handler strengthening the muscles associated with the motion is essential. We see lots of junior and pro players using weight plates for this function, and while it will work it may not be practical for the youth and or high school player. While using a puck one can surely develop their skills but this does little in the area of strength development. This system provides the player with an off ice workout aimed at one single thing......the wrist roll motion. Please see our website www.kwikhands.com for more info and or e-mail me at info@kwikhands.com. As always I continue to use and enjoy both your site and your bulletin board. Any movement that replicates the actual movement used in hockey follows the principles of specificity. Machines usually work muscles in a straight line. Single plates, medicine balls and tubing can be used to imitate the real motion more effectively.

So the more specific the movement the more benefit a player gets.

Is there a measurable change in the muscle mass in the forearms of the players who have followed your program?
Because all our test players were in various strength and conditioning programs while using the system its very hard to tell how much of a difference in muscle mass can be attributed to the system itself. We do know we are building strength due to the progression, repetition and weight involved. While 4 pounds may not seem like a lot of weight, for the average high school, junior high or youth player, rolling their wrist to move that small amount of weight is very difficult, for 2 reasons. 1) Its a very specific movement and 2) the proper motion has not been committed to memory. The system was designed to force the proper motion to be used, build strength for the specific motion and through a high amount of proper repetition commit the proper motion to memory. By the end of this week I will be working with a midget player who happens to be the son of a Doctor (surgeon)(he knows more about the body and muscle structure then I will ever know). His sons stickhandling skills can be described in one word....Bad ! We will be taping his before and after progress and will hopefully put it up on the website. Since proficiency with the system takes between 30 and 60 days depending on the player it will be awhile. I would like to put small increments on the site at 1,3,5 week intervals. Either way if he agrees to this I will make a special tape available to all. I was watching him play Monday night and hes a perfect example of what the system is designed to solve. In a few months I will be putting together our summer off ice training program and I intend to add the kwik-hands to the mix. In this case the players are already good stick handlers, but I am looking for something new and challanging. These players are at the age (midget) where their biggest concern is gaining strength and adding muscle mass. Thanks again.
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