Took a follow up PT test and the last event was obstacle course with dummy drag.
I went to drag and tried to move fast but ended up falling down with the dummy on my head (lol). Once I got up again, I found the dummy harder to grip and hold. The distance was a 30yd drag. I didn't make it across the finish in time and was dropped.
It will be 3 months before I can test again, any advice on how to get past a dummy drag successfully?
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Dummy drag cost me. Help?
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Make your own dummy and practice for the next three months.
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If I had the money, I'd hire you to drag a few dummies out of this forum...
Do you have a picture of the dummy you were dragging? Also, how were you gripping/dragging and what shoes were you wearing/what surface were you dragging on?"If You Open It, You Get The WHOLE Can." - Capt. "Petey"
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Grab it from underneath the arms, lift with your legs, and beat feet. Basically like this:
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LOL. My first agency had an old seatbelt tied into loop handles around the chest of their dummy, and you just grabbed the handles for the test. (As if any citizen you REALLY needed to drag would have these convenient handles all ready to go... Originally Posted by ROS
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I wrapped my hands around the chest kind of like in the photo, but I gripped my hands together and I held the dummy up higher. I tried to keep the head just under my chin. Lean back a bit and keep your feet wide so you don't bounce your knees of the dummies back and just go as hard and as fast as you can. Also, as was already mentioned, wear the correct footwear for the surface you'll be pulling on. Combat boots, as one guy I watched fail miserably, are not the proper footwear for a gym floor.
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See if you can drag Norm around for a few minutes a day.
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I lift from under the arms, but when I get to the dummy drag I have usually just finished the push pull machine. My hands are exhausted, so U usually squat, and get my elbows by it's armpits, lock my wrists in the front (by holding them with opposing hand), then stand up. Once I am up I just try to keep a steady pace. I am a little taller and more lankey than a lot of people, but that is how I do it.
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Sam...you crack me up! Originally Posted by Samuel
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Oh, and if you want somthing good to practice on go to the local feed store, and buy 3-4 cheap 50lb bags of grain. ductape em together, and drag.
How did you manage to land on ur head? I have seen the balace beam to face move, but not the dummy drag to crown combo.
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