Topic: Kong Landing

[Jake Lessin]

Whenever i do a kong i land with my feet together and it kinda ruins my momentum. how do you land with one foot first so you can keep running.

[Joe Brock]

I torque my body a little to my dominant side.  With a staggered (or 2 footed takeoff) it's much easier to feel.

[Chelton]

Try to keep your back a bit straight when landing. I realized that when I keep my back too much curved it is hard to land one foot first.

[Gene]

perhaps you could try landing split foot (that is, your feet aren't parallel with each other) and slowly work from there. split foot --> one-two landing, etc. --> running landing. could also be that you're slightly leaning back when you land so that you're actually reaching forward with your legs (might subconsciously happen when you're trying really hard to clear an obstacle or get distance afterward); if that's the case, then stick to an obstacle you're comfortable with and keep your legs more or less directly below your center of mass... should help a bit. keep in mind, by landing with one foot first, you're increasing the impact taken by that one foot, so be careful. happy training =)

[aerosfcity]

if you have a lot of forward momentum with little downward drop you can usually flow back to a smooth run by kicking a little behind with the first foot into that split foot landing.

However, any significant amount of downward force or drop will "shear" your knee right off using this technique, so its kinda specific to the situation.

[ALo9]

I agree with whats been said so far, try focusing touching down with one foot first and landing split-footed. It's funny cuz I can land split-foot way easy, but I still haven't learned how to take off split-foot 

[MedvisP]

After konging make sure you follow through well with your hands, bring your chin/chest up.