The Stick
The hockey stick is what players use to shoot the puck toward the goal. The stick has a slight upwards curvature, allowing players to give the puck lift and aim it at certain parts of the net in order to score. A velocity at which a player is traveling at will always be the initial velocity for the conservation of momentum of the shot. Momentum is defined as mass times velocity and it is conserved, which means final momentum is equal to initial momentum in a closed system. This stick is the platform the player uses to apply a force to the puck.
The Shot
When the player's stick comes into contact with the puck for the slap shot, you can see the stick bending, this is a perfect example of Newton's third law, this bending will give the puck a greater velocity. The physics of the slap shot allow for the players to sacrifice velocity for accuracy and vice versa. Here is a wonderful illustration describing the energy transformations that occur when a player attempts a slap shot
http://physicsofhockeyproject.weebly.com/shooting.html
Projectile Motion
Once again projectile motion is the dominant factor in the physics of this sport. The puck will fly through the air after being shot by the player with an initial velocity, which can be found by using Conservation of momentum or Conservation of Energy, depending on what you know or don't know. The kinematic equations for projectile motion can be found underneath the basketball section of this webpage.
The hockey stick is what players use to shoot the puck toward the goal. The stick has a slight upwards curvature, allowing players to give the puck lift and aim it at certain parts of the net in order to score. A velocity at which a player is traveling at will always be the initial velocity for the conservation of momentum of the shot. Momentum is defined as mass times velocity and it is conserved, which means final momentum is equal to initial momentum in a closed system. This stick is the platform the player uses to apply a force to the puck.
The Shot
When the player's stick comes into contact with the puck for the slap shot, you can see the stick bending, this is a perfect example of Newton's third law, this bending will give the puck a greater velocity. The physics of the slap shot allow for the players to sacrifice velocity for accuracy and vice versa. Here is a wonderful illustration describing the energy transformations that occur when a player attempts a slap shot
http://physicsofhockeyproject.weebly.com/shooting.html
Projectile Motion
Once again projectile motion is the dominant factor in the physics of this sport. The puck will fly through the air after being shot by the player with an initial velocity, which can be found by using Conservation of momentum or Conservation of Energy, depending on what you know or don't know. The kinematic equations for projectile motion can be found underneath the basketball section of this webpage.