Maxing out at 370’ and running out of ideas

[Cowabungapizzabomb]

https://youtu.be/T6TzGzyVY5M

Ok I did what you said. Surprisingly hard to just do three steps, those first two little ones were my comfort steps.

The second one looks and felt the best but I can’t figure out why. Also, seems like maybe I still need to shorten the x step? I thought I was doing a little one but watching it back it still looks kinda longer than necessary.

[sidewinder22]

Yeah, your x-step is too far ahead of your CoG, note how Marc's CoG is ahead of the x-step and his knees don't even crossover. He hops everything forward.

Your rear arm is different between the first two, first one is reaching too far forward.

[Cowabungapizzabomb]

awesome thanks SW. I'll see if a little more hop gets me ahead of the plant more. How does he plant open like that and still look so good?

[sidewinder22]

I think it looks a bit deceiving due to camera angle parallax.

His foot is turned/flared more open than most mortals at the plant, but also a lot more flexible and finishes more staggered closed than most. He still "shifts from behind" and doesn't "twist the rear foot and drop the knee" - it everts forward behind front leg.