Re: RC: tucking the butt

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/27/99 1:39:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mitts_n@hotmail.com writes:

<< Actually, doesn't squaring/shortening hind toes lead to a faster 
 breakover & increase the likelyhood of catching the front??? It's 
 typically the front toes that are too long, preventing the front foot 
 from breaking over & getting out of the way.
 Nancy Mitts >>

The idea of squaring the toes behind is that there is actually less toe 
sticking out to grab the front quarter or shoe. I'm not particularly enamored 
of the idea, but Matthew Mackay-Smith likes it, perhaps for a different 
reason, and Matthew's "been there, done that" as far as endurance is 
concerned.

ti 


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