Scissors

[ozzy6900]

I have quite a few parts missing in the lower back (no fusion - yet!) so I had been using a modified scissors stance to get the "load" off the lower back area.

For a RHB, I'd stand square to F1 about an arm's reach behind F2. When F1 starts up, I'd drop my right foot back as if going into a full scissors but I'd only go back about a step. I am not on my toes either. My right foot is flat on the ground (Very important to get the heel of the back foot on the ground as this removes the "load"). It is very stable and does not strain anything.

What made this really interesting was when the GDS came about, I realized that I was at the same head height in either stance! I took my modified scissors farther behind F2 where the GDS would be and it is amazing! I can use either stance and get the same view! That is great for me because even the GDS can hurt when the back is flaring up.