position of the bottom hand during carry

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Re: position of the bottom hand during carry

Unread postby powerplant42 » Mon May 11, 2009 9:37 pm

Keep the bottom hand UNDER the pole during the run. :yes:
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Re: position of the bottom hand during carry

Unread postby altius » Mon May 11, 2009 9:41 pm

But there is a little more to it than that -as i will show you if our clinic in Maryland ever comes off!
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Re: position of the bottom hand during carry

Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Mon May 11, 2009 10:01 pm

Does it have anything to do with the movement of the arms during the carry? What I mean is that I noticed that bubkas bottom arm elbow moves up and down, and his top arm elbow moves side to side.
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