I’ve noticed that I don’t hurt as much afterward if when doing drops I let
my upper body crouch way over forward as I impact. It almost seems like
I’m pushing my body down as land, but I doubt this is really the case. I
haven’t tried it on anything over 3.5 feet, but so far I like it!
So is this what everybody else has been doing all along and I’m just now
catching on, or is there an even better way to do it?
BTW, I guess I’m just talking about standard seat-between-the-legs
drops here.
That sounds like the right technique. You don’t want to slam straight
down into the seat. Instead make a pivot motion by letting your back
go forward.
-Dan — Chris Reeder <reed8990@uidaho.edu> wrote: > I’ve noticed that I don’t hurt as much afterward if when doing drops > I let my upper body crouch way over forward as I impact. It almost > seems like I’m pushing my body down as land, but I doubt this is > really the case. I haven’t tried it on anything over 3.5 feet, but so > far I like it! > > So is this what everybody else has been doing all along and I’m just now > catching on, or is there an even better way to do it? > > BTW, I guess I’m just talking about standard seat-between-the-legs > drops here. > > Chris > > >
I really let my upper body follow the flow, ie crounch a lot. Sometimes I
even almost touch the ground with one hand for a hard drop (on my 20’’).
Also I’m not anymore letting my seat-grabbing hand on the handle (putting
a small amount of stress when the torso go down on impact).
I’ve noticed that I don’t hurt as much afterward if when doing drops I let
my upper body crouch way over forward as I impact. It almost seems like
I’m pushing my body down as land, but I doubt this is really the case. I
haven’t tried it on anything over 3.5 feet, but so far I like it!
So is this what everybody else has been doing all along and I’m just now
catching on, or is there an even better way to do it?
BTW, I guess I’m just talking about standard seat-between-the-legs
drops here.
> I’ve noticed that I don’t hurt as much afterward if when doing drops > I let my upper body crouch way over forward as I impact. It almost > seems like I’m pushing my body down as land, but I doubt this is > really the case. I haven’t tried it on anything over 3.5 feet, but so > far I like it!
From somone who mostly watches other people do drops like this, it seems
a sensible way to do it. If you land in an upright position, your spine
is taking more shock in the form of compression. If you bend forward,
this force is converted into hinging at the lower back, and the upper
back is spared.
It probably does increase the strain on the lower back and muscles in that
area, but if I had to guess I’d think this is a less damaging approach.