[lanceam24]

lanceam24 on June 15, 2006 at 8:10 am #11940

i found my problem. my posture going into the hop. my back seems to bend forward a lot. thus creating unwanted forward rotation, which is y my step is pretty short. i got coach boo's tape but i still wanna know how to make my posture better.(maybe lack of core strength?)

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on June 18, 2006 at 10:33 pm #53920

While core strength can help that is typically not the source of the problem with over rotation in the hop. How is your posture in the last 2-3 steps of the approach? Do you lunge in to the takeoff head first? Are you pushing with your feet behind you in the last couple steps or are you pushing upwards? How is your arm swing at the hope takeoff? Answering these questions will help to diagnose the source of your problem.

ELITETRACK Founder

[flight05]

flight05 on June 19, 2006 at 12:03 am #53921

staring at the board causes a lean as well

[lanceam24]

lanceam24 on June 19, 2006 at 12:27 am #53922

i figured it out, yesterday i took a video camera to the track and then compared my jump to the jumpers on coach boo's video, my jumping leg would kind of stay straight and stiff throughout the hop. so then i started to focus on bringing it up and through and that worked. before, my step was like an actual step which got 0 distance, but now i can bring my swing leg through and high and get a decent step, and i can feel my posture has improved by doing this

[flight05]

flight05 on June 19, 2006 at 12:47 am #53923

i figured it out, yesterday i took a video camera to the track and then compared my jump to the jumpers on coach boo's video,

this is the best way to learn and will help u the most.