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elbows?

Posted By: Dave Chiu (c-67-186-233-128.hsd1.ut.comcast.net)
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 11:53 p.m.

In Response To: Re: elbow touch (Marty Schnorf)

This is one of the things that makes our sport look really bush league.

Almost all red lights for this are due to incidental contact (which does not aid the lift or endanger the lifter) -- the kind of thing that pro-league officials know is better to not call.

What is a sign of worse lifting -- an elbow touch, a slight elbow wiggle at lock-out, or taking 2+ steps before holding still at the finish position?

There's no logical difference.

Our sport will continue to bemuse the viewing public and chase away talented prospects until we can fix this.

Dave

Messages In This Thread

• elbow touch
  Paul Willadsen (pool-71-98-13-240.mdsnwi.dsl-w.verizon.net) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 9:51 a.m.
  • Re: elbow touch
    Marty Schnorf (12-203-85-22.client.mchsi.com) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 10:00 a.m.
    • Re: elbow touch
      Paul Willadsen (pool-71-98-13-240.mdsnwi.dsl-w.verizon.net) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 12:53 p.m.
      • Re: elbow touch
        Marty Schnorf (12-203-85-22.client.mchsi.com) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 1:13 p.m.
        • Re: elbow touch
          Paul Willadsen (pool-71-98-13-240.mdsnwi.dsl-w.verizon.net) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 1:25 p.m.
          • Re: elbow touch
            Marty Schnorf (12-203-85-22.client.mchsi.com) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 1:39 p.m.
    • elbows?
      Dave Chiu (c-67-186-233-128.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) -- Sunday, April 20, 2008, @ 11:53 p.m.
      • Re: elbows?
        Mark Haz (c-76-126-5-88.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Monday, April 21, 2008, @ 12:08 a.m.