Canadian players are usually taught to play with their non-dominant hand because it is easier to stick handle. So most of the lefties are actually right handed.
For power, just think of a lever. The real power of a shot comes not from the swing of the lower hand but the snap of the upper hand. The lower hand on the stick is the fulcrum. The upper hand provides the real power by providing the whip action. The whole idea of RH and LH for skaters in hockey is backwards.
I agree with this. But if your dominant hand is on the top of the stick, you can still generate plenty of power with a swinging motion. Think of a backhand in tennis. Or using a machete...If you are thinking of it as a lever, you want to stretch your "stronger arm" out as much as possible so you can really push the stick from high up in the air to the ice to hit the puck. In that case a right handed/armed person would want the right arm moving as much as possible for power in which case you get that when you shoot right
I agree with this. But if your dominant hand is on the top of the stick, you can still generate plenty of power with a swinging motion. Think of a backhand in tennis. Or using a machete...
If you'd like, I can give you another example where it's beneficial to have your dominant hand on the top of the shaft.tennis backhand to machete - interesting doshell.
If you'd like, I can give you another example where it's beneficial to have your dominant hand on the top of the shaft.
IDK. I was really wondering about this topic a few years ago and went into my basement and took some shots. And then I did the shot in "slow motion". I realized that the power of a shot comes not as much from the swing but rather from the snapping action (even on a slapshot). If the stick is a lever during the shot, the puck is at one (blade) end, and the top hand is at the other (knob) end . That makes the hand in the middle the fulcrum. With a lever, the power does not come from the fulcrum (in the middle) - it comes from the end. The power seems like it comes from the swinging hand (the one in the middle of the stick), but trust me that it comes from the top hand's subtle pull back. Otherwise the blade end's speed (and therefore the puck's speed) would be limited to the speed that you can swing your arm. But it's way faster, and that's because of the lever.If you are thinking of it as a lever, you want to stretch your "stronger arm" out as much as possible so you can really push the stick from high up in the air to the ice to hit the puck. In that case a right handed/armed person would want the right arm moving as much as possible for power in which case you get that when you shoot right
The thing is that in hockey there are more LH players than RH players. IMO, it brings into question how to define RH and LH in hockey (since there are many more RH than LH people in general). Maybe the labels are reversed.When my youngest son was 3 he picked up his older brother's righty stick and turned it around and wanted to play lefty. My older son and I were watching and knew he wrote and threw righty. So we tried turning it around for him. Didn't work he kept trying to play lefty. My point is I doubt this is a decision that a 3 year old makes. No one taught him to play lefty. Some people are just born with the ability to use both hands equally and for them it feels natural to swing lefty and throw righty. It is something people with dominant sides myself included will never understand.
The thing is that in hockey there are more LH players than RH players. IMO, it brings into question how to define RH and LH in hockey (since there are many more RH than LH people in general). Maybe the labels are reversed.
BTW, I do everything RH, except I play hockey LH. I am definitely RH, no doubt, but like your son I picked up someone's RH stick and started playing lefty. Both of my sons are natural lefties (write and eat lefty), but my youngest son does everything else righty. My older son throws and kicks lefty but does everything else righty. So, they both play hockey RH (or is that lefty?).
Interesting correlation to Lacrosse is that a lot of the Canadian players who have made a large impact on the American college game have been majority left-handed and play with their stick towards the ground a bunch.
In recent years they've made the "toe-drag" a popular dodge around the crease and cradling with one hand inverted towards the ground as well. From experience the toe-drag is definitely easier to pull off lefty as my strong hand (right) is controlling the butt end of the stick. Cool thing to think about.
Catching with your left hand and throwing with your right would mean your doing that as a righty.I write Right handed, but shoot left, bat left, golf left, catch left in baseball (and playing goalie). Sometimes I wonder how I wound up right handed lol
Write righty, hockey stick righty, golf and baseball lefty, throw lefty, bowl(better strike ball lefty, better spare ball righty)righty and horseshoes righty. I have not lost any fingers, but have learned to work mainly righty. My left eye was 20/5 growing up(61 and do not need glasses to read magazines) versus 20/20 right eye.I write Right handed, but shoot left, bat left, golf left, catch left in baseball (and playing goalie). Sometimes I wonder how I wound up right handed lol