Building the Stance: Part 2

Tom Carney finishes his instruction on the Stance.

[@levipearson7592]

your videos are excellent, thanks for sharing all this information. Where would i sign up for training?

[@travisskinner395]

Great videos, love how you break it down!

[@csgrinner8334]

Really hard to comment on a photo by itself, but most important is to hit the ground with left leg slightly back, left elbow as forward as you can in the catch ( and pushing downwards into your pocket ) and body as square as possible. Hold that and most every steer will come around and raise his nose, ..... that is when you take him.

[@justinbanister3318]

when you have your hand closed your elbow isn't out that helps you mash down harder and helps with your elbow being out. If your hand is open when you hit the ground is going to slip off. When your hand is closed and you hit the ground immediately can push down on that horn.

[@steerwrestling1015]

Hi Justin. Thank you for your comment concerning the hand and elbow position. The key element of our style is that the steer wrestler is over and through the horns and the steer's head is positioned as deeply in the "V" as possible. This places the wrestler in the most advantageous position to make a strong finish resulting in fast "one point" hits rather the slower "two point" falls. Watch how cleanly stars such as Tyler Waguespack and Rowdy Parrot make their steers hit. We find that the forward positioning of the elbow enables the wrestler to get over the horns while allowing him to actually push them deeply into the "V". Also, this position keeps the wrestler and steer square until time for the finish. As to closing the hand over the horns...Tyler has said that he will allow his index finger and thumb to wrap around the horn to prevent slippage, BUT NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PULLING. His goal is to position the head as deeply as he can. Stay tuned, we will be placing a video discussing this in more detail. Also, feel free to follow us on Facebook. Thanks.

[@justinbanister3318]

also when you get down at the hip you grab that horn and pull yourself to those horns

[@cduffy111]

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