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Feeding the scrum
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<blockquote data-quote="lhprop1" data-source="post: 791011" data-attributes="member: 50490"><p>I'll go so far as to say that the new scrum cadence isn't conducive to the traditional hook. When we started half a meter apart, there was ground to be gained and the hooker could actually hook the ball if you weren't driving forward. </p><p></p><p>Now that the front rows start already locked together, you don't get a chance to really gain any ground and allow the hooker to hook the ball. In the old days, the hooker would use his foot brake and engage with one foot slightly forward. Now, all of the feet in the front row are squared up and firmly behind them. </p><p></p><p>It's not that there wasn't feeding with the old scrum, it's just that it wasn't as blatant. If anything, it would be put in fairly straight with a little English on it to help encourage the ball slightly to your side. Now, there's no hope of getting the ball if it isn't fed damn near right to the 2nd rows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lhprop1, post: 791011, member: 50490"] I'll go so far as to say that the new scrum cadence isn't conducive to the traditional hook. When we started half a meter apart, there was ground to be gained and the hooker could actually hook the ball if you weren't driving forward. Now that the front rows start already locked together, you don't get a chance to really gain any ground and allow the hooker to hook the ball. In the old days, the hooker would use his foot brake and engage with one foot slightly forward. Now, all of the feet in the front row are squared up and firmly behind them. It's not that there wasn't feeding with the old scrum, it's just that it wasn't as blatant. If anything, it would be put in fairly straight with a little English on it to help encourage the ball slightly to your side. Now, there's no hope of getting the ball if it isn't fed damn near right to the 2nd rows. [/QUOTE]
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