The Scoop or Double Knee Bend | Snatch & Clean Technique

Yes, there are more factors determining the timing and degree of knee bend in the scoop, but this is the 2-minute version, and even that’s pushing it.

For example, not being posturally strong enough to stay over the bar longer will mean an earlier scoop regardless of other traits or intentions; a habit of pushing the knees really far back will tend to delay the scoop; pushing the knees out wider as the bar passes will reduce the degree of knee bend, etc.

And yes, there are coaches who believe the scoop should be intentional, and those coaches and I disagree, although there are cases in which it must be taught, such as certain athletes who’ve developed odd habits of over-extending the knees, or trying to KB swing their pulls, who don’t respond to less meddlesome interventions.

Also see:
Leg Drive vs Leg Extension:    • Leg Drive vs. Extension | Snatch & Cl...  
Legs on Top of Hips:    • Leg Drive Makes Hip Extension Work | ...  


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