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Loosehead Prop advice please!
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<blockquote data-quote="lhprop1" data-source="post: 468406" data-attributes="member: 50490"><p>I disagree with this. The loosehead should start with the inside (right) foot slightly back. This puts you in a much better power position than if your feet are parallel. When you tackle someone or when you jump, you rarely do so with your feet square. The same should apply to the loosehead position. It puts you in a much better postion to engage more powerfully. Immediately after the engage, then you square up your feet and take the ground that you've pushed the other guy off of. </p><p></p><p>When you start with your feet square, all you can do is lean forward. You then have to pick up one foot and be unbalanced for a split second to gain any ground. Starting with your feet squared allows you to extend much further on the engage and square up after you've taken ground and hold your position. </p><p></p><p>Os du Randt exemplefies this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lhprop1, post: 468406, member: 50490"] I disagree with this. The loosehead should start with the inside (right) foot slightly back. This puts you in a much better power position than if your feet are parallel. When you tackle someone or when you jump, you rarely do so with your feet square. The same should apply to the loosehead position. It puts you in a much better postion to engage more powerfully. Immediately after the engage, then you square up your feet and take the ground that you've pushed the other guy off of. When you start with your feet square, all you can do is lean forward. You then have to pick up one foot and be unbalanced for a split second to gain any ground. Starting with your feet squared allows you to extend much further on the engage and square up after you've taken ground and hold your position. Os du Randt exemplefies this. [/QUOTE]
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