mcminkz05 wrote:yeah the bottom arm straight OUT does screw the swing, but the bottom arm straight UP is good, as long as you keep your shoulders open and get in the pocket
why straight UP is good?
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mcminkz05 wrote:yeah the bottom arm straight OUT does screw the swing, but the bottom arm straight UP is good, as long as you keep your shoulders open and get in the pocket
blakedow wrote:Having a bent bottom arm isnt necessarily a bad thing, look at stacy dragila. It isnt so much that you have to "lock it out" but just keep upward pressure... The worst thing you can do is try to lock it out in front of you because then you are blocking out your swing... I used to think that you have to keep your bottom arm straight and out in front of you, but then I realized that i couldnt swing because of it... Everybody wants to have a bottom arm like derek miles or sergey bubka, but it takes alot of time and practice... Dont be discouraged, it will happen, just dont develop bad habits by trying to lock your bottom arm...
i_heart_pv wrote:thanks...my problem specifically is that I have my bottom arm collapsing straight at takeoff, causing absolutely no bend......
What exactly should I be doing at the last steps of the plant to fix this?
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