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Sam Burgess named on Bath bench Vs Harlequins tomorrow night
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 695761" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Or he blows the energy before he even gets there. Could be any one of these, could be a combination - I don't know - but there's a lot of possible reasons for lock output.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The one I know is that both locks push primarily through their props, which of course will push them out slightly, so you need the flankers to squeeze them back in, thus giving each prop the power of both guys and keeping them nice and stable, but I'm sure there's other ways of doing it too.</p><p></p><p>Leg position matters too. If a lock keeps his feet close to his core, he has more explosive power to give to the push as the legs uncoil. But, conversely, if his feet are far back, he is better balanced and able to lock it out. Depends on what you want from your scrum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 695761, member: 42330"] Or he blows the energy before he even gets there. Could be any one of these, could be a combination - I don't know - but there's a lot of possible reasons for lock output. The one I know is that both locks push primarily through their props, which of course will push them out slightly, so you need the flankers to squeeze them back in, thus giving each prop the power of both guys and keeping them nice and stable, but I'm sure there's other ways of doing it too. Leg position matters too. If a lock keeps his feet close to his core, he has more explosive power to give to the push as the legs uncoil. But, conversely, if his feet are far back, he is better balanced and able to lock it out. Depends on what you want from your scrum. [/QUOTE]
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