Who doesn't just love a good snatch? A thing of beauty that requires tons of practice to get that "click" that lets us know we are moving smoothly and efficiently. When it "clicks", you know it. You feel it. Hopefully, the skill transfer exercises that we have used to develop the snatch: pressing snatch balance, heaving snatch balance, and snatch balance- not to mention the Burgener, and overhead squatting all come into play.
We observed some really funky dips on the CFHQ mainsite, and I have thought a lot about what is happening. The dip we have practiced is what we have as reference. We know that linear movement is more efficient than non linear movement, but if this guy is getting the hip power needed to get serious loads going- he's doing something right. The dip we see performed is an unconventional dip, but is it incorrect- or just different? What would Coach Burgener say about it? When you watch the video link of Sage performing the hang power snatch, notice the linear movement she displays while dipping.
Remember the three things that will help us keep getting comfortable with the snatch: practice, practice, and practice. Use the PVC anytime you want and practice the skill transfer exercises. Here is another skill transfer sequence:
1. Muscle snatch, 1 rep
2. Overhead squat, 1 rep
3. Snatch blance, 1 rep
4. Sots press, 1 rep
Keep practicing, become more flexible, learn the progressions well. O-lifts are fun, super challenging, and very effective strength builders.
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