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If you could learn how to freely load your scaps you would throw up to 95 easy.  Its kind of hard to coach, because you shouldn’t try to “pull” your elbows back (like some people think).  You also shouldnt try to pull them down, honestly.  Your load (scap) looks hindered because I dont think you know how to load them right.  It seems like your arm action is nice and loose, like a timing thing you have developed.  Not bad!  Your scap loads probably as a byproduct of good loose arm action, but the arm action of a nice loose scap load has the same and more benefits.  I think Im going to put a video together so that I can explain how to load your scaps purposfully.  Because it is a willed move it is not possible to make it happen without making it happen.  In the meantime, to explain why I think a video would make it easier to teach, think about all of the back muscles involved with loading up the scaps.  Now think about what people think when they think “loading the scaps”.  They think pull the elbows back.  The problem with “pulling” the elbows back is that it has nothing to do with the arm swing.  The arm swing and scap load need to be integrated into one move.  The lateral arm swing is just as important as a good loaded scapula.  Loading the scaps is actually the best way, in my opinion, to have a good loose swing into high cocked.