TedM
Level 6 Valued Member
How do you see this? Feel this? (for a rank beginner...)Timing—wait till the arms reconnect to the ribs before hinging out of the standing plank at the top. You are hinging too early.
Playing chicken with your crotch, wait till the last second that the bell will slam into it, then hinge.
I second everyone's comments on the most significant issue being the early hinging. The simplest way I know to address that is (on the downswing) to just focus on keeping the bell high in the triangle between the crotch and the knees. The "playing chicken" cue addresses this, but keeping the bell high addresses the same issue and gives you direct feedback on whether you're doing it successfully.
Gentlemen: I've been [trying to] work on this for the last weeks, but I don't seem to be making any consistent headway. Reviewing my videos, it seems that on the 9th swing of a set I briefly am not terribly early... but I'm not able to replicate.
I am toying with some visual cues - like white tape on the KB and adjusting my field of vision down a bit, so that when the white disappears from view, I hinge.
However - if there are other cues that you think would be helpful --> Please share!