Nathan Mackinnon fastest skater mechanics

Is Nathan Mackinnon the NHL's Fastest Skater? The debate continues, but he is definitely one of the league's fastest and most dynamic hockey players. Coach Ryan takes a look at some of his specific skating mechanics in this video.

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[Reese_md]

The reason MacKinnon doesn’t start accelerating off his toes and using “toe punches” is because it’s not mechanically optimal. You see the same thing with McDavid. Sure the toe might be the last thing to leave the ice but that’s because of the rocker, or roundness of the skate blade. The toe naturally is the last thing to leave the ice. It’s not a push. Also, McDavid also doesn’t fully extend in his stride, this is because hockey is all about optionally, and staying wide and not fully extending gets you that optionality to make played (deke around defenders, pass, shoot etc), McDavid and MacKinnon are fast, but they aren’t focused on raw speed, they should be a speed skater if they wanted to do that. Hockey players need to focus on the context of hockey rather than just, being the fastest in a straight line.

[ZacHeadrick]

Good stuff in this video, question for ya... what program do you use to record the voice over and add the graphics? It's pretty slick!

[hockeyhacks.]

It's very hard to give feedback to the best players when you can't get the proper measurables and numbers around the "improvements" or adjustments in coaching.

You're looking at a 13 second lap time with him. Then you say the toe push adjustment will help, the shoulder inside will help, the knee up more will help etc.
Yet he's fast, statistically, WITHOUT doing those adjustments. Why?

That I think needs to be learned first before giving feedback. There's a reason these players have set very high standards in skating, and I suspect the type of feedback that doesn't help is a contributing factor for them performing with "flaws"