Underhand practice, working on self cues/kinesthetic cues to get axe up/out.

Got out and swung underhand for the first time in a while. Trying out self cues for getting the axe up and arms out when chopping. It Felt pretty good today and arms didnt feel it. finally getting my lats and abs a bit more involved in the downswing. throwing the axe up aggressively gets a good stretch in my lats and I think that is what I've been missing with my internal proprioceptive/kinesthetic cues. hopefully it helps improve some times if I get it to stick with speed.

[@kurts64]

Hey mate, havent caught one of your vids for a while, good stuff. Your gettin huge man! For what its worth, to me your form looked good, even taking into account the wider stance due to the wide notch. I thought at first you looked a bit stiff but it makes sense given you said you were feeling a bit tight and looked like you were focusing on bringing all the motions together, and adding power, which i reckon you were doing well! I had a session a while back, (first chop in a couple months, should have the vid out soon, need to get it edited) where i was working mostly on timing and fluidity. Was a bit of a struggle and took probably 15-20 notches to get back in the groove. Keep up the good work man!👍👍🪓

[@Jzelenko27]

Thanks Kurt! It does mean quite a bit coming from an aussie axeman lol and The gym has been paying dividends, this winter will be mass and strength and then spring/summer will be primarily gym maintenance with focus on timbersports skill work. And yeah, I've been working on getting more body into my swings, I have been arm swinging more than I should and was fatiguing in the shoulders a lot.. But the underhand is starting click a little more for me now... it's tough getting back into it when you've been away for a bit, looking forward to seeing some more of your videos man. Always appreciate the scenery you have there and I'd say you have a good rhythm/flow to your chopping anyhow, seems you can chop forever man. But there is always something else to work on once you get one thing ironed out, part of what I love with chopping and timbersports.

[@williefick]

Is it not suppose to be covered in snow? When was this? Looking good. You hammer that axe.

[@Jzelenko27]

We're actually not having a much snow right now, some light snow fall but its been hit or miss. It was in the low 40 degree F or upper 30's the past weekend. We got some snow the next day, but i think we're due to have a more mild winter this year. But who knows? It was this past weekend while visiting some relatives. And thank you!, I've been trying to work on my power with the axe in good presentation, it's not the best, but I feel like it's starting to come along lol

[@Кренгауз]

👍👍👍💪💪💪

[@Jzelenko27]

Thank you!