Dave,

Thanks for the comments. We do agree a lot these days. Stranger things
have happened.

Tom

Rayzwocker@... wrote:
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> Tom: I saw the heading and assumed we'd get into a fistfight. We don't
completely agree on all things hip, but I find myself in complete agreement with
what you wrote here. (Dare I say "again"!)
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> Steve: From The Complete Guide to Racewalking (1998)
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> “Hip drop” should
> occur naturally after push-off: As the rear leg comes forward, and the foot
loses
> contact with the ground, the hip is no longer supported so it drops slightly.
> This natural effect does not need to be learned, exaggerated, or fretted
over—I
> don’t know why so many coaches bother confusing their athletes by talking
about
> it.
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> I'll probably have more to say on the subject in my forthcoming book, The
Complete Guide to Competive Walking (2009, I hope!) The only thing I would add
now is that not only is the advancing hip not supported by that leg, that leg
also weighs about 30-35 lbs. and is hanging from that side of the hip so it
causes it to drop down. If you have a lot of lower back flexibility and
relatively loose pelvic ligaments, the hip will drop a lot, if you don't, it
won't End of story. Put your effort into pelvic rotation, not drop.
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> ok!
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> Dave McGovern
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> World Class Racewalking
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> www.racewalking.org
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