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So I some times have been having trouble with heel hooks when try to get them on smaller people than my self, some times the foot will pop out. Do any taller people have this isssue when trying to get them on some one a lot smaller? And if so were you able to correct this issue?
In for answers.
Besides the obvious, making sure you have proper positioning, the "add a heel" grip is a great option in that situation.
Funny I had this exact issue recently. I couldn't finish the heel hook on this short leg dude for 2-3 days. Was cranking virtually 100% lol. I finally got him with an outside heel hook. Maybe inside heel hooks are harder to finish on these lil dudes.
If you are cranking 100% you are doing it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaylorWolf
Preach!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
Hmm I'm not really sure what you mean. Never heard of add a heel grip, is there any videos on this?
Also the position is right it's just since there so short normally there knees able to slip out and give them enough room for it to be hard to finish the heel hook.
I am unsure as well. I'd love to know more.Quote:
Originally Posted by nick_b
I tend to use tonon's
grip of cupping the heel with a hand instead of the traditional finish. It has been working well for me as a taller longer guy.
Know of any videos I can see this detail Kevin Gibbs?
Guessing Chris means the CSW grip. Should be able to google it.
Yup, Paulson refers to it as the "add a heel" grip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg Pavlik
Nice, thanks Chris HerZog, I will look this up.
If the knee is out, that's your first problem. If you are not setting the heel against your wrist correctly, that's probably the second problem....and as far as extending 100% is concerned...if you are even getting to 50% extension without a pop or tap, you are making some very large technical errors.
Everyone jumping all over my 100% comment lol... reminder this is a specific situation of the tallest guy in the gym trying to heel hook a TINY dude with what are practically baby-legs. The situation was definitely comical and confusing but hey thanks for the advice. I will definitely double-check my positioning next time I go to heel hook him.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTPdTKtjY9K/?hl=en
The cupping the heel grip Kevin mentioned is my highest % way to finish heel hooks. I don't know of any videos explaining the grip but I used it in my match here, you can see how I use that heel grip (power heel hook, we call it) to place his toes into my armpit then my other hand wraps underneath that "heel" grip. Hard to make out where my free hand goes in this video but you can see the heel grip and the toes going into my armpit. No need to be cranking 100%, once the toes are trapped and you have proper hip orientation on his knee, the pressure on his knee combined with him not being able to rotate his foot is enough to do damage.
Heres a picture of the grip in use BUT he was running at the time and I didn't have a good entanglement on his leg for the finish.
http://www.facebook.com/604012223119...type=3&theater
Interesting , thanks.