Kettlebell KB swings with Mortons toe
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offwidth
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First off welcome!
Secondly, I lost one of my big toes to frostbite. KB swings or anything else for that matter is absolutely ZERO issue…
Bauer
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Welcome!
It took me some time to get used to it, but it was more a matter of strength than anything else.
Steve W.
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Just try to stay balanced over your feet throughout the swing, front to back and side to side, with as little weight shifting as possible. No screwing necessary.
Not only does staying balanced provide stability, but it also tends to take care of a lot of timing issues that many people have when learning the swing; it forces the rest of your body to figure things out.
So I guess if you didn't have Morton's toe before...you do now ;-)
Edit: Actually, upon doing a little quick googling, it turns out my little joke toward @offwidth is off target. Morton's toe is generally not due to a shorter big toe or longer second toe. It's due to a relatively shorter first metatarsal/longer second metatarsal, which causes the second toe to stick out further.
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Ian CL
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My SFG noticed I was losing the arch on my left foot. As a drill he had me hold an exercise band under both big toes while doing swings. Forces you to keep pressure under your big toe otherwise you'll lose the band.
I later realized my issue was Morton's toe. When I walk or run my second toe is dominant on push off. Effects my running more than anything.
I found some basic toe/foot mobility and drills helped. If anything improved awareness.
Abishai
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Ian CL
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Never tried a toe pad. For a while I was wearing toe spreaders which helped. Now I only run in shoes with a wide toe box and try to focus on to splay.
Benjamin Renaud
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I have Morton's toe and can't quite say that I ever felt it influenced my swings or my training in general. I did do a lot of intrinsic foot muscle exercises in the past and have been wearing minimalist, wide toe box shoes, for years though. So I guess that might have helped since @Ian CL mentions it also.
Benjamin Renaud
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Yeah, mine might not be as bad. Besides my kids making fun of me and my sister in law thinking I have ugly feet, the only problem I've had with it was finding shoes/boots that fit well.
Jim Hooper
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Okay my vertical brother - which alpine monster took your toe? If it ain't the Eiger, anything in the Ruth Gorge or the Canadian Rockies . . . dang. I love every single one of your posts. I bet you send better without the extra deadweight . . . ;-)
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Thats exackly my problems two :-D
Ian CL
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I'll give it a shot. What type of pad are you using?
Abishai
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if you make your own you will have to play around with the thickness.
its not exact science and it depends on how bad your mortons toe is (how big the discrepency is)
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