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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
I'm not that good of a skater, so I might be using my stick to compensate for turning and stopping quicker. I'm not really sure though. I usually end up falling on my knees whenever I'm trying to battle for a puck along the boards. My stick is definately at my chin level though. After I bought it, I cut it to that height (but it feels short for my liking). I'm already holding the knob, because holding the handle will make the stick really uncomfortable to use.
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My best advice, work on your skating as much as you can. If time permits, go public skating and work on 1) skating strength (power with each stride) 2) balance 3) stop, starting, cross-overs, and backwards skating.
From the sounds of it, your skating is very weak. If your skating is weak, you spend a lot of energy to go not very fast. So you will get tired faster. Weak skating puts you and other players in danger in case you fall awkwardly and hurt yourself or you fall and take someone else with you. Lastly, if your skating/balance is weak, everything else you do will not improve. You cannot stick handle or shoot the puck properly because you are fighting to maintain balance.
Until then, keep your stick at the current height, and try to have fun. If you are trying too many things, you will take some of the fun away from the game.