A wrist shot is a type of ice hockey shot that involves using arm muscles (especially those in the wrist and forearm) to propel a puck forward from the open-faced, concave (inner curve) part of the blade of a hockey stick. Generally, when the puck is shot in a similar manner using the convex (outer curve) side of the blade, it is referred to as a backhand shot. The advantage of a wrist shot over a slap shot is that there is an element of surprise in that the minimal amount of setup for the shot doesn't let an opponent on to the fact that a player is about to shoot, and a wrist shot is far more accurate than a slap shot. The reliance on wrist and forearm muscles to propel the puck causes the wrist shot to be less powerful than the slap shot, but it is much more accurate. The snap shot is a
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