An old timer in Philly called my tagline technique 'a good way to get someone killed'

He said I was focusing too much on the load and not enough on the swing path, and after a near miss last Tuesday, I've started scanning the whole arc first. Anyone else have a pre-lift checklist they swear by?

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3 Comments

riley86025d ago

What if that old timer is just stuck in his ways? Sometimes focusing too much on the arc can make you miss a shifting load that's the real problem. My checklist is simple, look at the load first because if that's wrong nothing else matters. A near miss sounds more like bad luck than bad technique to me.

shah.zara18d agoTop Commenter

All depends on what you're moving in the first place though.

wyatt_fisher4124d ago

Hey, gotta disagree on the bad luck thing! A near miss is a huge warning sign, it means your technique has a hole in it. The old timer's right, the swing path is what gets you hurt if you ignore it.