For me, it's not so much focusing on the drag as it is focusing on what's causing it. I see it as a loss of power.
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For me, it's not so much focusing on the drag as it is focusing on what's causing it. I see it as a loss of power.
- Oct 22, 2009
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Right, I wish that was what I would have known when my DD was doing it. I was trying to fix the drag, not the cause. I think in my DD's situation, it was a case of the old slam the door kicking in, and as she tried to pull her hip into it, it would cause the roll with the foot.
Try going 30-25 degrees on the landing...
We're aiming for that. I think a couple of these issues are corrected by coming down taller. She typically comes down on the inside of her foot, with the foot closer to 90-degrees, thus the concern about her angle. I'd like her to over do it a bit with getting that landing more pointed at the target and landing on the ball of her foot rather than the side in hopes of getting 40ish consistently
The main focus to help her with her drive will be her right heel sinks just before she pushed out. Also, when she takes her weight back, the left heel sinks. When I remind her of those two thing or we do a few Java push-back reps, she does better in terms of staying taller on landing. Also, in addition, she has to be reminded to really get that stride knee out and up quickly.
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More resistance on the front side and core will lighten the load bearing down on the drag foot.
I'd love to see a longer clip. 2sec is just enough to get me curious about the rest of her mechanics.
I'd love to see a longer clip. 2sec is just enough to get me curious about the rest of her mechanics.
And this is exactly why I want to be very conservative in my tweaking, due mainly to the high school season coming up. While there are several things I'd like to tweak, I believe she's throwing really well right now, particularly in the tightness of her release (cracking the whip). In practices, she's really benefiting from my only picking one or two things for her to work on with her drive. She has been spending most of the practice time playing around with some grips--getting a feel for what works and what doesn't.
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Doug you sound so different than I expected. Not sure if anyone else has these preconceived ideas if what DFP folks look/sound like.
Sorry for the off topic comment.
Sorry for the off topic comment.
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6-4-3 = 2
Personally... I like how he strapped the camera to his head... 
