r/wrestling • u/Superb-Holiday461 • 23h ago

Question Do u hit your heel NSFW

Everyone has heard heel toe knee before but do you need to hit ur heel personally I don't do you guys and do u think it's bad to not hit your heel on the penetration step

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u/dmillson USA Wrestling 9h ago

I try not to emphasize this as a coaching point because it caused me to have to correct some bad habits once I got to college.

Heel/toe/knee helps people get the motion right, but in my case it caused me to lose power because I was “pulling” myself into the shot with my lead leg. It’s much more explosive to focus on driving off the back leg. Does my heel hit first? Maybe incidentally. What matters more is engaging your back leg and getting to the opponent’s leg with your knee, hip, chest, and head in a straight line.