On your knees.......

Diggum said:

I try to drop to both knees as much as possible to prevent asymmetric muscle growth (or atrophy, as I get older! ), as well as prevent muscle strain. And I try to remember to take care when getting up, these days!

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Silversmith45 said:

At 72 I drop to both knees. As for getting up, I'm surprised that I haven't broken a detector shaft since I use them to pull myself back up.

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Mud-puppy said:

I do a form of 'Wide Legged Stoop'...Like a giraffe taking a drink, and seldom drop down to one knee and never two...Its very fast and comfortable to do the wide legged stoop, knees flexed, forearms braced just above the knee on the thighs...You have the weight of your upper body to perform the retrieve, very balanced and stable and comfortable and especially fast...

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Dr. Detroit said:

Same for me and at 6'7" if I can bend over anyone can. My knees just couldn't take the abuse.

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Gauntlet said:

I'm like a water balloon, if I bend over too long, all the water runs to my head and my backside gets real little

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GroundSweeper said:

I'm never on my knees, just squat down

My work pants would look funny if I did. But I'm a youthful 45

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Criscoula said:

First use Sampson or Piranha to dig and scoop plug then try to extract while bending and if that does not work I drop to left knee, both if hole ends up being deep.

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