• Most one timer shots that get "bungled" are because the player attempts to "wind up and slap down" while the puck is coming at him. Typically, there is not enough time to "wind up and slap down" and still make good contact (good wood) with the puck.
• I have my players either have the stick either pre-cocked (Loaded One Timer) or on the ice with no wind up (The Wall One Timer).
• If the stick is precocked (already pulled back) then the player only has to perform the downward slapshot movement and will contact the puck more consistently.
• If the stick is on the ice, with no wind up, then the player must execute the correct mechanics to produce enough power to have an effective and powerful one timer shot. The key is the positioning of the lower elbow, which will result in producing a powerful one timer shot.

LOWER ELBOW POSITION:

• Think of a powerful golf swing. The powerful one timer shot is similar to this. The position of the lower elbow must be kept inside, nearly on the hip. This allows for the whole body to be compact and all the joints used powerfully upon releasing the shot.Also, this allows the hips to rotate and generate power on the shot, with the player's chest facing the net after shooting the puck. So, very important, keep the elbow in tight on your side in order to have a powerful shot.

• If the elbow is away from the side, the player will use only his shoulders and arms and will eliminate his hips in the shot. This causes many "flubbed" one timer shots.
  

SKATE POSITION:

• For the "Loaded" One Timer and the "Wall" One timer the skates are facing the direction that the puck is coming from. The makes for a well prepared stance that allows the weight to be transferred from the back skate to the front skate as the player unwinds the slapshot release, and allows the body to rotate at the hips as the shot is taken.
• For the "T" One timer the front skate is already facing the net and the body is already slightly open towards the goalie. This allows the player to continue skating towards the goal as the "T" one timer shot is taken.

AIM:

• Very important is where the player "aims" the one timer shot. Most importantly is that the player hits the net with his shot, even if he hits the goalie with the shot. Yet many times we see players hit the end boards with the shot/puck instead of the net and scoring what really looked like a wide open net goal.
• The puck has a certain force (momentum) as it is being passed across to the shooter and if the shooter "aims" the puck into the open 1/4 part of the net he will often miss the net as the puck continues it momentum.
• The key point here is to "aim" the one timer shot, both mentally and physically, back towards the 1/4 of the net from which the puck is coming, instead of the 1/4 of the net that looks open.
• This way the puck will hit the center of the net or the 1/4 part of the net that is open. The most important thing is to hit the net or hit the goalie and score on the rebound.