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Re: gliding forward

Posted by: ron (halour@netscape.net) on Thu Jul 5 09:27:54 2007

> I notice that in my swing I sort of like glide forward right after contact. Like my body will travel forward. its wierd. anyone understand what i mean? does this mean I am linear? maybe im not firming up on my front leg enough. please help. thanks

Hi Tom

The gliding forward is a problem if it is happening after contact. The culprit is usually the back leg. Find out if your back leg is straightening instead of being bent and in an L shape at contact.

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> > I notice that in my swing I sort of like glide forward right after contact. Like my body will travel forward. its wierd. anyone understand what i mean? does this mean I am linear? maybe im not firming up on my front leg enough. please help. thanks > > Hi Tom > > The gliding forward is a problem if it is happening after contact. The culprit is usually the back leg. Find out if your back leg is straightening instead of being bent and in an L shape at contact.

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