bad clipper??

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 14 Sep 2006 15:37

im having some trouble with my clipper, its not the stall itself; i've pretty much got that nailed. its that whenever i bring the bag back up, it hits my chest/stomach a little. i think ive got the right positioning, i just think that i'm leaning over the bag too much, but idk. its never really been a problem, and i can recover from it, but i want to fix it now, so help me out plz.

professor · Post by **professor** » 14 Sep 2006 16:23

Practice alternating clippers. Right clip > left clip > rpt. This will help with your sets and footwork.

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 14 Sep 2006 18:56

yeah ive been doing that, that's when i first noticed that the bag hit my chest. should i lean back a little more, or bring my clipper back up a little infront of me or something?

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 14 Sep 2006 20:12

keep your shoulders back and aimed at the bag. make sure your support leg is donating a good amount of force to the clipper set, if you're just using your clipper leg to set the bag it will always come towards the body.

funklovesfootbag · Post by **funklovesfootbag** » 14 Sep 2006 23:13

also try and focus on bringing your clipper foot straight up and down - practice raising and lowering your foot with the bag on it in clipper position. And LOTS of sameside clippers.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 15 Sep 2006 11:15

Sounds like you need focused practice on setting the footbag straight up from clipper. How do you practice that? Simply by practicing your clippers, giving yourself a target to hit, and making the bag hit that target every time. Don't try to hit moves off your clipper if the set is not consistent. NBetter to practice setting well so that the moves you try from it later will be easier.

Once you can set a clipper fairly straight up, practice consecutive same side clippers to improve the straightness of your sets and fluidity btwn clippers.

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 15 Sep 2006 12:16

k thx those are all really helpful posts im gunna go practice now

BuckRuckus · Post by **BuckRuckus** » 21 Sep 2006 16:12

I'm no expert, but I get my clippers to up straight by bending the support leg as I catch, and then, by pusing off (straightening) the support leg as I release the bag. Actually, I find this technique helps all my sets go straighter -even toe stalls.

Again, I'm not qualified to give advice. Maybe someone can confirm or deny that this is porper form.