X1 starts drill by dumping puck into corner, goes to retrieve it, then skates up the wall and cycles the puck. X2 was following the play, reads the cycle from X1, and picks up the puck from the corner. X1 makes himself a passing option after his cycle and is now open for a pass from X2. X1 receives the pass and releases a quick shot or one-timer (see extra notes below).

X3 then dumps a puck into the opposite corner and X2 becomes the lead man and goes into the corner to receive the puck and start the cycle again. This drill runs perpetually from one corner to the other.

Notes: If the player shooting is on his normal side for a one-timer, then he can open up for a one-timer slapshot. The key to hitting the net on a one-timer is to "line up your hips" with the far side post. To determine if we are in a good one-timer position, if you put your stick across your hip bones when in the one-timer position, it should point to the far side post. We want to aim for the far side because it is more common for a player to "push" a slap shot, rather than to "pull" it.

If the shooter is on his non one-timer side, the quick release will be easiest if the player accepts the pass in front of him and cushions it straight into a wristshot/snapshot position. The key to this is to make sure your shoulders are square to the net, not to the passer. This allows your arms to easily and quickly rotate the puck into a shooting position.

Tags: -quick, proper release on shots, -good, outside cycle into corner