DiscusMaximus
Bogey Member
Hey guys,
Have a question for everyone about the weight shift into the plant. I think I'm finally starting to get a feel for proper weight transfer. Haven't got a chance to test in the field yet, but it seems close to what's described here.
I'm sitting down/falling/pogo-ing into the plant heel while still reaching back, and I start to feel the heel crush and the weight wants to come forward. Struggling a little bit to get stretched as far as I feel like I could for more power though. I get a little deeper with the pendulum backswing, probably due to having a more relaxed arm/lat, but it seems harder to time with the timing of the heel collecting the weight than an unfolding reachback. I also don't seem to be fully settled into my heel before the whip unfurls, with either backswing (better with unfolding though). I'm working on integrating this into my x-step. The extra momentum seems like it may help get stretched further and push weight deeper into the heel, but the balance/timing is harder. (Tips on being more relaxed in an unfolding backswing welcome)
So the following questions have come to mind:
From what I read here, the weight needs to be 100% on the front foot before moving forward, does it also need to be 100% transferred to the heel? Or is it ok if most of the weight it on the heel, and it fully finishes transferring as you pull into the pocket and before the hit?
Is this a function of not falling/sitting while leveraged on the back foot long enough? Or do I need to be sitting/falling with more weight/commitment? Maybe this is the same thing.
I've seen it posted in videos and discussed here that you don't pump/push the plant leg, even though it straightens/extends. It's the rotation itself that straightens the leg. Someone like Dr. Kwon, on the other hand, says you do push to pump the whip. In the one-leg drill I feel like I whip harder when I pump the leg, and when trying to pump in my throw it feels like it can be harder, but given the conflicting information, should I instead be focused on getting deeper into the heel and just having that automatic unfurling/straightening of the plant leg?
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
Have a question for everyone about the weight shift into the plant. I think I'm finally starting to get a feel for proper weight transfer. Haven't got a chance to test in the field yet, but it seems close to what's described here.
I'm sitting down/falling/pogo-ing into the plant heel while still reaching back, and I start to feel the heel crush and the weight wants to come forward. Struggling a little bit to get stretched as far as I feel like I could for more power though. I get a little deeper with the pendulum backswing, probably due to having a more relaxed arm/lat, but it seems harder to time with the timing of the heel collecting the weight than an unfolding reachback. I also don't seem to be fully settled into my heel before the whip unfurls, with either backswing (better with unfolding though). I'm working on integrating this into my x-step. The extra momentum seems like it may help get stretched further and push weight deeper into the heel, but the balance/timing is harder. (Tips on being more relaxed in an unfolding backswing welcome)
So the following questions have come to mind:
From what I read here, the weight needs to be 100% on the front foot before moving forward, does it also need to be 100% transferred to the heel? Or is it ok if most of the weight it on the heel, and it fully finishes transferring as you pull into the pocket and before the hit?
Is this a function of not falling/sitting while leveraged on the back foot long enough? Or do I need to be sitting/falling with more weight/commitment? Maybe this is the same thing.
I've seen it posted in videos and discussed here that you don't pump/push the plant leg, even though it straightens/extends. It's the rotation itself that straightens the leg. Someone like Dr. Kwon, on the other hand, says you do push to pump the whip. In the one-leg drill I feel like I whip harder when I pump the leg, and when trying to pump in my throw it feels like it can be harder, but given the conflicting information, should I instead be focused on getting deeper into the heel and just having that automatic unfurling/straightening of the plant leg?
Thanks in advance for the feedback!