Hockey Training Aid

Abstract

Here is disclosed a hockey training aid for use with a hockey stick which teaches the player how to correctly capture and shoot the puck. The hockey training aid includes a resilient plastic member mounted to the hockey stick blade. The plastic member consists of a curved plastic web having a middle portion mounted to the hockey stick blade and first and second arms projecting from the middle portion. The arms curve away from the blade in an arch like or cup like fashion. The first arm is configured to be movable between a first position wherein the arm projects away from the blade and a second position wherein the arm is flat against the blade. The first arm is biased towards its first position.

Therefore, what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hockey training aid for use with a hockey stick having a handle and a blade, the blade having a heal portion adjacent the handle and a toe portion positioned away from the handle, the hockey training aid comprising a resilient plastic member, the plastic member formed as a curved web having a middle portion mounted to the hockey stick blade and first and second arms projecting from the middle portion with the arms curving away from the blade, the first arm configured to be movable between a first position wherein the arm projects away from the blade and a second position wherein the arm is flat against the blade, the first arm being biased towards its first position. 
     
     
         2 . The hockey training aid defined in  claim 1  wherein the middle portion is mounted to the blade at a spot on the blade adjacent the heal of the blade, the spot on the blade being the optimal position for capturing a puck on the hockey blade for then launching the puck by a wrist shot. 
     
     
         3 . The hockey training aid defined in  claim 2  wherein a clip is formed on the middle portion, the clip being configured to securely clip the plastic member to the hockey blade. 
     
     
         4 . The hockey training aid defined in  claim 1  wherein both the arms and the hockey stick blade have a height, the height of the arms being less than the height of the hockey stick blade. 
     
     
         5 . The hockey training aid defined in  claim 1  wherein the arms are dimensioned to loosely receive a standard sized hockey puck between them when the first arm is in its first position. 
     
     
         6 . The hockey training aid defined in  claim 1  wherein the plastic member has a lower edge and wherein the plastic member is dimensioned to position the lower edge of the plastic member slightly above a lower edge of the hockey stick blade.