Chest hit?

[itsdho]

Hey all, I've got a couple questions about the chest hit:

- Experienced poppers, how do you guys explain the chest hit to newbies properly?
- What should I keep in mind when I practice the chest hit? Are there any particular drills you found useful, besides the standard "just hit every beat in a song"?

Thanks for your help! =)

[Inventfmc]

this is from me over at WCP

I had sent this to someone in a PM. They posted it in the thread...

"As for the chest hits, you're really gonna to have to connect with your body and what its telling you to get this. I'll try to break it down in steps.

Step one: can you hits (just quickly tense and relax) your pectoral muscles?

Step two: take in a deep breath. notice how your chest lifts and your stomach goes in. Now repeat that movement in your stomach and chest WITHOUT breathing. only use your muscles (not your breath) to do this.

Step three: use your muscles to squeeze your shoulder blades together, dont pull your shoulders back. Those should remain in the same place at all times (this is important for hitting angles above the shoulders WHILE using chest hits). At this point, you should feel like you're making a "V" shape between your shoulder blades (with the point on the "V" being at the spine).

Step four: as you are pushing your shoulder blades together (and your chest is moving forward) imagine you have a rope tied to the center of your chest (the sternum) and that rope is pulling straight up. With the other steps, it should look like your chest moves outwards and rotates upwards all at the same time.

Step five: add in the pectoral hit

Step six: wow people with your amazing chest hits!!!

Remember dont try to force it or jerk it. stretch your muscles so you stay safe. remember, listen to your body... if its feels like you might hurt something, scale it down, break it down, make sure you do it right and within any physical limitations you might have. (this took me about 6 months to a year before i got it like i have it now, so be patient... think of trying to do the splits... you may not be able to do them right this second, but if you keep stretching, then you'll be able to get it.)"

(These are my own words from my PM i sent.... any q's, just shoot...)
Invent