Great drill from Trey Johnson. This drill is excellent for teaching young or seasoned horses as well as practicing your swing.
I bet this drill could be used on heading horses as well 🙂
Tag: swinging
Low headed steers with Turtle Powell
We all drew that steer that runs with it’s head low. Turtle Powell teaches a good lesson about how to rope a low-headed steer and still make a winning run.
Tip & Swing Angle by Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith covers the specifics of the angle of a heeler’s swing. Patrick does a great job demonstrating all the details by pausing, rewinding and great narration.
Keep From Missing A Leg
Keep missing that one leg? In this week’s Ask the Pro’s with Chad Mathes, Chad talks about roping a leg and strategy on finishing your swing.
The Mental Game Of Team Roping
This article on the mental game of team roping gives you some insights into how you can use your mind for more success in roping. Great article from Bill Cole, MS, MA.
Great article on timing by David E. Jones
Timing is one of the most misunderstood, frustrating and completely unnecessary elements of team roping Whoa! Can you believe you just read that? Or, maybe timing is necessary with your current swing and you don’t know that you have an option.
Great tips from Clay Tryan
In this 2 part video Clay demonstrates how to prevent “waving off” while pulling your slack. In the second part of the video Clay warms up his horses by performing a roping drill on the Smarty while loping to the right. This drill helps your horse understand and go to the right faster when your heeler has not given enough haze.
Visual tip on swinging your rope properly
Another great video by Chad Mathes with great visual tips on swinging your rope under the left horn over the right horn. This video may help ropers who have a tendency to split horns as well as beginners looking for visual cues.