Author Topic: Fore Aft Balance and how to get there.  (Read 3715 times)

jim-ratliff

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Re: Fore Aft Balance and how to get there.
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2012, 09:00:56 pm »
An observation and a question.  PMTS emphasizes pulling the feet back to get the hips forward, and that this pull-back is by the hamstrings.  At the lesson with Bob Hintermeister I was rocking fore and aft and asked. He said that I was using my anterior tibialis, not hamstrings. They also have a drill called "flappers" to use the hamstrings to pull the tail of the ski off the ground (I have a strong dislike for this drill!!).

Question. Why is the hamstring the preferred muscle?  Just because it's largerstronger?   
Epic/BW, what do you use/teach to accomplish this fore-aft change in balance?
« Last Edit: December 20, 2012, 09:03:29 pm by jim-ratliff »
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