Quote Originally Posted by Bad JuJu View Post
Imagine that as your foot reaches the bottom of the pedal stroke, you are pulling not just up, but up and back on the pedal, as if you were scraping something nasty off the bottom of your shoe. As you reach the top of the pedal stroke, angle your foot upward ever so slightly, as if you were now trying to step over that nasty stuff.
JuJu, that's exactly how I was taught also. It helped me a lot becauase the nasty stuff that I envisioned was doggie poo. LOL I don't know why, but that's just what comes to mind. Maybe I've stepped in a few piles in my life.