I remember one of the old hardys guys reccommending that you tuck your thumb into your belt so as not to let the rod go past the vertical , it was also a point made when I was on the SANA course, and it works for me,I always thought the rod check/stop should be at the vertical position, with the rod close to the torso, by the way who's the guy with sumo suit bottom? no wonder he's alone on the bank,
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