I have never seen anybody shoot angle shots at the corner of a goal as accurate as he does. If I have my goalie as far over as he can go, and he angles a shot at me with his 3rod from the side wall.....If my goalies feet aren't angled back towards the goal a bit....his shot will sneak by....dam near every time.....What kind of a defense do I try with all these multiple type shots coming at me?
Any ideas??
Yeah, we've got a guy at work that will nail ya to the wall with them if you let him. He has that shot and a near and far wall bank with the outside men on the three bar. The solution I have for the angle is this, he can only go in front of or behind your goalie. A simple bait and switch gets a turnover 80% of the time. I set the goalie foot back enough that the behind shot is shot is taken away. I bring the two bar man on the far side up and put the foot back. There is still a hole but it is small. I bring the foot forward enough to open the hole until he shoots. I then rebound and catch the ball. A good goalie learns all the shots possible from any position and covers accordingly for the most probable from the opponent. As you play this guy more and more you'll learn the hard way what shots he can pull off and at what speed and smoothness he can execute them. I probably can't say enough about paying attention to your opponents tell tale signs that he is 1/10 of a second away from shooting. If he can beat you at will at any given time, I'd say stop trying so hard to win and practice the thing that probably got you in the position to play goalie in the first place. Your five bar!
Most of the time when I'm playing random people at work I consider it a score in my head if I can pass from two to five then five to three. I also see them scoring as an opportunity to practice my serve. Don't get frustrated 'cause he wins. He'll get his later. I often get hosed by folks who can not play at all for the simple reason I pick one thing per game, per rod and practice passing through the same lane over and over. It's predictable, which makes it much more of a challenge since they know where I'm going each time. It's just a whole lot better to have a live person on the other side
Oh and I also follow the rules to a "T", just because they pass sloppy and illegal doesn't mean I'll pass sloppy and illegal just to win. I used to call them on it but quickly found I was wasting my time.
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