FiveFrameSwing
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RichK - you do have to watch for it - they need to get the front foot down to walk off the back foot as the hands are throwing the barrel at the same time - you won't get lunging...unless they lock out the rear knee
The learning curve is bending the rear knee as they walk off the back foot....most try to walk off and dont bend their rear knee....and push laterally....the rear knee bending gets the hips turning....
Just read an article quoting Jack Nichlas....he said todays clubs are lighter so most youth dont learn how to use their lower body properly...back in his day the clubs were much heavier so you learned to start your downswing with the lower body....sound familiar?
Bold above ... yes, sounds very familiar. Mike Epstein has frequently stated the same issue wrt the baseball/softball swing ... blames such issues on the introduction of light weight bats.
As for bending the rear knee ... I'm against 'scrunching' as a loading mechanism ... and believe that those that advocate a firm, semi rock-solid rear leg, as a platform for the hips & lower core to work against, have it right.