Rolling Chairs to Help "Explode" in "Load and Explode"

[iacas]

In my bigger and recent "hip slide/sway" topic, I wrote:

On 2/7/2023 at 8:32 PM, iacas said:

I often call this whole move "Load and Explode." As you fall, you "land" on your lead leg quads/hamstring. After you've lowered onto that side a bit, the lead knee extends quickly, almost violently, to push the lead hip back (away from the ball) and to really spike the rotation rates later in the downswing. You get a lot of good things out of this, some parametric acceleration, good GRF, etc.

I've used a few different ideas for the "explode" part of "load and explode," but this video from Chasing Scratch illustrates it pretty well:

I like the rolling chair, and picked one up:

https://amzn.to/3ooxOw0

Give this a try, and share here what you think.

[saevel25]

Hilarious when the 53 year old chiropractor is talking trash about how much farther he rolled away on the stool. 

Overall, good video. 

 

 

 

[Vinsk]

Good video. But it’s like when they show a ripped fitness guy using a new exercise device. Not really that helpful. I wanna see a stiff, pot-bellied balooka, with an awful swing work with these guys. I know just the guy for it…..😃

[billchao]

I liked the video and the drill. I should try it sometime 😉

[ChetlovesMer]

Finally got to watch this. 

Interestingly enough, this is pretty close to what Yoda was working with me on in my last GEAR's session. A lot of what Greg was saying in this video echoed things Yoda was working with me on. 

We didn't use rolling chairs. But that was pretty much the results he was trying to help me achieve. We kind of got there in a different way.

Normally, I try my best to avoid adopting any "Youtube lessons". However, I kind of feel like this one is endorsed by my swing coach so I'm going to give this a try today. 

[iacas]

10 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Normally, I try my best to avoid adopting any "Youtube lessons". However, I kind of feel like this one is endorsed by my swing coach so I'm going to give this a try today. 

It is.

[mdl]

On 5/22/2023 at 11:49 AM, Vinsk said:

Good video. But it’s like when they show a ripped fitness guy using a new exercise device. Not really that helpful. I wanna see a stiff, pot-bellied balooka, with an awful swing work with these guys. I know just the guy for it…..😃

What is a balooka!?! 🤣

[boogielicious]

9 hours ago, mdl said:

What is a balooka!?! 🤣

A cousin of a palooka.

[billchao]

9 hours ago, mdl said:

What is a balooka!?! 🤣

Probably a guy that shanks the ball a lot.

[JetFan1983]

Thanks for the drill. Was fun doing that with my computer chair (with awesome lumbar support I might add) across my living room floor 😄

In other news, thanks for introducing me to the Chasing Scratch Podcast. I just finished Episode 6: the Offseason. Funny chronicle with people like Michael Breed and Sasho MacKenzie making appearances in the journey. 

 

[bjfox10]

This is a really good video and selfishly leaves me with some questions.  Does the pushing of the chair drill address the timing of the frontal plane torque? Or, just improve how he uses horizontal torque? 

[iacas]

12 minutes ago, bjfox10 said:

This is a really good video and selfishly leaves me with some questions.  Does the pushing of the chair drill address the timing of the frontal plane torque? Or, just improve how he uses horizontal torque? 

Very little of the timing, much more of the horizontal torque feel. You aren't launching yourself OFF the chair (upward), you're shoving yourself horizontally on the chair.

[saevel25]

When the office is empty, and you try this out with your office chair 😉

Maybe not the best when your chair has cheap wheels, and it is on floor with carpet tiles. Definitely feel it in my left hamstring.