There's clearly a mix of opinions on which knee should be up while kneeling during paintball, so let's see what the movement specialists think. Should the inside or outside knee be up? Find out what Strength and Conditioning coaches Ben Crane and Paddy Gleason (NXL Pro!) think about the mechanical advantages and disadvantages in this video...
Things I forgot to clarify b/c I was trying to keep this short:
- I greatly appreciate the feedback I got on this topic and it definitely evolved my opinion to think more globally about this pros and cons that both positions offer
- Because of the mechanical advantages of the inside knee down, I would say it's more "ideal", but as fellow coach Paddy Gleason says: sometimes it's going to make sense to have the inside knee up, and that's completely OK. Train both, aim for "ideal" when possible.
- Another reason the inside knee might end up as your upward one is because it's the forward leg when braking, so if you're quickly running to the far edge of a bunker and you plant your foot to stop you, you'll end up with the inside knee up. In the same scenario if you're planning to shoot the nearest side of the same bunker, you'd brake with your forward leg, turn away from it, and end up shooting with the inside knee down. Again, this position is going to be the most comfortable because your bodyweight is supported directly beneath your center of mass, saving energy and giving you more range of motion so it's most likely going to be the preferred position to train.
Thanks for watching and let me know if you have questions, input, etc!
- Coach
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