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Revision as of 18:56, 18 January 2011
Trailing Leg and Knee Continuation
Movement of the Trailing leg Why Knee continuation
At the top of her swing Kelly’s body weight
is on the trailing leg with both knees flexed.
As the downswing reaches waist high her body weight
is in the process of transferring to the left leg.
The right leg at this stage is still directly behind her.
Upper and lower body movement is minimal from the
bottom of her swing through release. The left leg is
vertical and a flexed right leg is moving into the tripod
position. Note: the right leg retains its flex as it moves
left.
Knee continuation: after release and into the follow thru her left knee continues forward. The decrease in the gap between her left and right knee is a result of the body mass moving forward against a fixed left foot. If the body mass moves forward without knee continuation the bowler is forced to stand up into the proverbial Flamingo position. Momentum has to go somewhere – forward or up.
