Perfecting the Olympic Snatch

The following article by Becca Borowski summarizes the findings of 3-D analysis of the Olympic Snatch technique.  In short it finds that bar speed is the least important aspect of a sucessful lift but that: speed getting under the bar, the "catch" position of the body, and the weightlifter's stability and bar position played a mjor role in a successful lift.  Read the complete article here.