Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Fri Jan 19 22:42:27 2001

>>>BHL described it very well. Spinning is a problem with rotational mechanics, where pulling with the front hip (or hitting against a firm front side, blocking) might be a problem with linear mechanics.<<<
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> Hi Shawn & BHL
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> Thank you for your responce. Sometimes we may be saying the same thing with different terms. -- How do you see "spinning" as different from "rotation around a stationary axis?"

Dear Jack,
Spinning is just keeping all the weight back, and squishing the bug, resulting in a position where the back hip stays stationary, and the front hip rotates around the back hip.

Rotation around the stationary axis results in both hips rotating around the spine, although sometimes people feel one hip is contributing more than the other (i.e., for you, Jack, it is the FRONT LEG, for me it is THE BACK HIP). But, you're right, sometimes "different feelings" have the same "target effect" about rotation around a stationary axis.

Also, a word of caution: be careful of thinking too much about using the legs to turn the hips, because the legs are able to rotate inside the hip socket sometimes without moving the hips.

I concentrate on using the muscles on the right buttock to facilitate rotation in the thigh, and study of muscles and skeletal muscles back this up...after all the buttocks and thighs are the largest muscle groups in the hips and the legs. Now, the hips HAVE TO ACCELERATE. In reality, both thighs and buttocks are probably creating opposing forces.

But I think I am on to something.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Sincerely,
Knight1285@aol.com
BHL
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