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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 481980" data-attributes="member: 562">Key takeaway: On close-range or high-speed shots, an average person’s 220+ ms reaction time would be physically impossible — the puck would already be in the net before they could move. NHL goalies succeed because they do not wait to react to the puck’s flight. They read the shooter’s body language, stick blade, shoulders, and hips 300–500+ ms before the puck is released.4. What Actually Separates NHL Goalies (the real elite edge)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quiet Eye phenomenon (proven in multiple peer-reviewed studies): Elite NHL-level goalies fixate their gaze steadily on the puck or release point for 800–1,200+ milliseconds before the shot. Amateurs/non-athletes manage only ~400–600 ms. Longer, steadier quiet eye = dramatically higher save percentage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anticipation & perceptual expertise: Through 10,000+ hours of deliberate practice, their brains process subtle cues so quickly it feels like superhuman reflexes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Result: They effectively “react” in situations where physics says pure reaction time is insufficient.</li> </ul>Bottom line (explicit comparison):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Raw speed edge: NHL goalies are ~10–20% faster than the average person in simple reaction tests (20–50 ms advantage).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Effective performance edge: Orders of magnitude better because of anticipation and visual processing — turning impossible 170 ms reactions into routine saves.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An average person off the street would have almost zero chance of stopping even slow NHL shots without years of specialized training.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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