But if the lead heel were to be the break shouldn't the knee be straight. Otherwise you'd crumble if the lead knee was straight I wonder?Yes the lead foot is stopping the movement but that's not what scrap means when says the heels are the break. It has to do with the mechanics of generating power when you punch and where your weight needs to be on the foot.But look at Ernie shavers I don't say this to be argumentative but rather to be observant. Still the vid at 1:07 watch as shavers rear foot drags forward after the rh.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=981lkwNDcVkI don't believe that's right. Scrap says the heels act as the break. Not the lead foot, but either of the heels.Yes it is I'm glad that I found it! Remember Scrap's second principal that the lead foot acts as the break. Look closely again how the back leg moves forwards after the punch. The lead foot stops the body's weight from falling forward.
Also the way the lead leg is animated is wrong in that video. The knee is locked which is no good, too much leaning. The lead knee needs to bend too to keep the weight in the right place. Also way too much sideways leaning, whoever animated that make some pretty big mistakes.
1:30 Tommy Hearns back foot drags forward after the RH.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXlSCuw5KA
Edit: But it can't be just the foot when throwing a punch. The hip and knee also have to bend and absorb energy or you wouldn't be able to move forward with your legs underneath you.
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