Stick work for the goalie is a matter of practice practice practice. One of the things that youth coaches look at is this aspect of a goalie as an indicator of their maturity level. Keep working at it. As for being able to lift a puck, check out the brodeur patterns. The same basics apply to the goal stick as it does to the player. Get the puck in the wheel house and get the upper body into it. Shooting while standing on both skates? Did you shoot that way as a player? bet not.....
Five hole, Stick location. are you lifting the stick off the ice as you drop? are you closing the knees? there are a few downloads at my web site that you might want to check out....
