rmurrey74 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can any Cavalier alums please explain the marching technique to me? I appreciate the technique and how it is different from anyone else, and it has obviously worked well for them. It just never seems as clean as any other technique out there. There are many variations from person to person in how much the leg is bent when the foot passes through on the & counts, and that seems to be okay year after year. They have the 2nd highest visual performance score right now and from an & count timing and & count definition standpoint and I just don’t see how that is happening. Is it because it is so unique that the lack of & count definition is okay or more difficult to read then the Blue Devils or Cadets approach? How high does the foot come off the ground on the bicycle step? Is the foot parallel to the ground, hanging naturally? Is there a specific angle in the leg? I’ve seen pictures of the first step and I’ve always wondered why the weight did not shift off the back heel. The pictures show all of the weight staying on the back foot after taking the left foot forward. Do the members not move their center of body forward on step 1? Do they have to gain more ground on 2 to make up for this? I’ve asked these questions to two friends of mine who have marched there and they were not able to define it for me. I’m just curious and confused on how this technique is approached because I would like to be able to understand it better. Maybe I'm just not reading it correctly, but they look much less defined than Phantom, Bluecoats, Cadets, and Crown. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cire Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 because they are more worried about hitting their dots than individual technique. form is more important to them, if they have to run like a chicken with its head cut off to make their dot.. they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I was gonna reply but I think cire just about covered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmurrey74 Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 I was gonna reply but I think cire just about covered it. So, you're saying it's not really defined? How can they get the visual performance numbers that they get year after year with no exact definition in the lower body? They control their upper bodies well and they move great dot to dot, but the & count clarity does NOT exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScribeToo Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 So, you're saying it's not really defined? How can they get the visual performance numbers that they get year after year with no exact definition in the lower body? They control their upper bodies well and they move great dot to dot, but the & count clarity does NOT exist. ummm.. seeing as how cire marched in blue on the west coast.. and likes to take jabs at the Cavaliers' .. well.. everything.. and seeing as how Jayzer is obviously a FMM .. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say his response was heavy on the sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Adam Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I think Jayzer was being sarcastic. Cire is the creator of the infamous marching technique video on Youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantombari1 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 ummm.. seeing as how cire marched in blue on the west coast.. and likes to take jabs at the Cavaliers' .. well.. everything.. and seeing as how Jayzer is obviously a FMM .. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say his response was heavy on the sarcasm. I think we have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmurrey74 Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Alright...then can anyone reply with a real answer? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScribeToo Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I think the guys who could (and would) give you the specific answers you seek are on tour (they're usually teaching and cleaning the show about now). I recommend resurrecting your thread after the season -- or heck, even sending an email to Jeff Fiedler directly (his DCP ID is Fiedler -- and while I know they have laptop access on tour, I know he's pretty busy.. so don't get discouraged if you don't hear right back from him). Good luck! Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Let me see if I can help. They walk...very very quickly. And then...they stop. And then they walk again. Sometimes slowly..sometimes quicker. And then they stop again. After 10 minutes or so...they stop altogether. Just taking a stab in the dark. Actually, I worked with a guy who worked with Cavies back in the 90s. They like broke each step down into 8 distinctly identifiable segments. It was freakin serious ####. I mean that much analysis into walking has got to yield results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.