The Smarthockey Training Ball is recognized as the #1 off-ice training ball in the world and can be found in the locker rooms of NHL and leading college hockey teams.
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If you’re still undecided, provided below are raw, unbiased SMARTHOCKEY TRAINING BALL-user testimonials, courtesy of ModSquadHockey, “the Consumer Reports of the hockey equipment industry”.
“It’s an off-ice training aid. Until someone figures out a way to make a vulcanized rubber disc slide smoothly across surfaces like rugs, blacktop, asphalt, etc., it’s probably the best thing you’re going to find.”
“I haven’t had a translation problem with this from off to on ice at all. Mainly because I don’t work on speed. Honestly, stickhanding really fast is not going to help you. For me its all about control and pull/pushes of the puck. I generally do alot of work on my backhand/forehand toe drags with this ball.”
“The smarthockey ball isn’t supposed to replace the puck; Its supplementary guys. You work on quick hands and develop your forearm muscles a little. If it doesn’t feel like an ice hockey puck, then so what? As long as it is somewhat comparable to an ice puck, then it works like it was intended to on dry land.”
“I have a few of these around the house. I like them simply because it gives me something to practice with in weight and movement that I cant get with a puck on my floors. It all boils down to muscle memory and not the shape of the object.”
“Here’s exactly where I feel the problem with the smart ball lies – using it actually promotes incorrect muscle memory! yes – the bounce might be the same (but not really in my opinion because of the difference in shape/height), but it’s still a ball – not a puck: it’s rounded vs angled corners + it’s faller + narrower because of that it’s a LOT easier to stick handle with the ball especially if you are doing a dribble (quick narrow stickhandling) since you can just sort of cup it & roll it – you can not do it with a puck – at the very least the dribble can’t be that narrow as it can be with the ball.”
“Agreed using a ball is not like using a puck, especially when you go wide. I find the smart hockey and golf balls are harder to maneuver far away from my body (i.e. as far as i can reach) because of their shape. However, the majority of the actions translate and I find that I can pull it off nicely with a puck when I get the chance. I agree, there is no way to mimic the feel of a puck. Further from that, no matter what off ice surface you use, you will never be able to mimick the speed/characteristics of a puck travelling across your chosen playing surface (whether it be ice, painted concrete, sport/whatever court, etc), therefore off ice training can never be a replacement for proper training sessions. I don’t see that you can really screw yourself up by using stickhandling balls as an accompaniment to proper training, as long as you acknowledge that you can’t do everything with a ball that you can do with a puck. For those things you can do, it’s better than nothing.”
“I’ve used the ball all summer and when I went on the ice this fall and tried the same moves it was a little disappointing. The biggest problems were controlling the slipperiness of the puck, the difference of cupping the puck and doing the stickhandling while moving. I would say about 50% of the skill translated to the ice, the other got left with the ball. None the less it’s better then not doing anything.”
“The weight is similar to a puck but with a higher center of mass and obviously the rolling ball doesn’t react like a puck.”
“I find that the smart hockey ball is best used on smooth cement. If the asphakt is rough then the ball just hops all over the place.”
“Don’t shoot with them becuase they can crack”
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