Mike, others
I recently learned to do a squat clean, however I can only do it from a hang. Whenever I attempt to clean from the floor I either, power clean it or miss the lift. I usually don’t catch a Hang Sq. Clean in a full squat, but probably around parallel and ride it down. I just can’t do this with the heavier weights I pull from the floor. If I lower (in pounds, not literally lower the weight while lifting) the weight I will just catch it in a power position. Adding a front squat for the sake of doing a front squat is no fun, and it’s a power clean+FS is not the same lift, by any means.
This is very frustrating for me because I love the feel of dropping down to rock bottom and coming back up. I also feel that there are a lot of benefits compared to the power version, like better in the full squat position SSC, the quick drop under (feels similar to the eccentric of dynamic squats) and the full ROM front squat at the end (which feels like a front squat with chains or bands, the load feels lighter at the bottom because of the quick drop-under and SSC, but the weight catches up with you near completion of the lift.