WFD: Where should my feet be?

Bryan I am by no means an expert but I think it should be more like this

Thanks Mike and JLM, that helps a lot. Looking forward to the games in Austin.

Just FYI, I was talking to my wife about the Austin games and mentioned that Mike Baab was the AD. She said "who?" I said "remember at the Houston Highland Games, there was one guy who was a little weird, but REALLY good?" "Ohhhhh. THAT guy...."    ;-)

Bryan from Houston

Interesting!!!

I think you should be as open as possible on the first turn, although I am always cut off.  For me, being open on the first turn allows me to drive my hips forward.  When I am "cut off" I dive and slip with my left foot going into the drive phase.  This has been my Achilles Heel for many years now.  The few times I have landed open, I felt like I could throw a mile. 

You mean except the current WR?

That chart has your left foot significantly behind your right, way too open if you axe me.

in the starting position, instead of having both feet facing straight forward, I would turn the left foot a little to the right so your toes point toward the toes of the right foot. This foot turn starts when you swing the weight behind your right hip. This helps get the hips closed and the ball further behind you before starting your cast and gives you a little more foot push and traction control into the first turn. 

I would focus more on upper body positioning to get the feet right when landing the first turn. Try to land the first spin with your left bicep touching your left pec. This will help keep you from opening up and should automatically put your feet in the right place.

Craig,

Some of those pictures are a bit deceiving b/c of the angle of the shot but yes many big throwers land closed off in the first turn.  I just believe that landing closed off has the potential to cause a lot of problems going into the second turn.  Most of us land like this b/c we are too anxious in the upper body and don't use the weight enough.  I think those big throws happened in spite of the foot position not b/c of the foot position. 

Actually, Brock is one of the few that I believe benefit from that foot position due to his high casts.  Most of us land this way and go right into a recovery phase instead of a true drive phase.

Ok, I went and tried this in the back yard. Here is what my brain is telling my feet (please let me know if this is right or not...my brain has proven to be an unreliable source of information in the past). As the weight comes around from behind me...

Right foot: Replace the left foot. Land parallel to the trig in the back of the box. Ideally, the entire outer side of the right foot should be just inside the back line.

Left foot: Land parallel to the right foot and a little behind it, so that we're slightly open to the trig. And by the way, try not to take up too much of the box.

Right foot: Do exactly what you did before, except do it 360 degrees instead of 270 degrees. Replace the left foot, stay parallel between the trig and back line. The legs and body are sinking down on you...now, DRIVE FORWARD!!!!!!!!

Left foot: Plant as far up in the box as you can. JUMP UP!!!

Should I tell my feet anything different? Thanks!

at all times, you want the implement behind your right butt-cheek.  check out the pics above, esp. the sanford 28 pic.  cast it in however you want, but when you land, it needs to be off your butt cheek (looking down, line of shoulders make an X with the line of your hips)

sink and turn with weight as you land, and when you are facing the trig (with the weight directly behind your butt at the back line, at the lowest point of the "sink") drive out of it pulling the weight behind you.

Regarding foot position:

If you look at the pics posted by Craig you see some "cut off" positions but for many of those throwers you need to see what they do with that foot next.  Some turn on the heel, some pick up the foot and jab step, some turn on the toe, & some drive off the toe.  The key is to get the hips moving in the right direction without diving or falling.  Watch some slow-mo video and you will see what I mean.