Switching to a shorter lanyard helped me stop over-swinging loads

I kept having trouble setting heavy beams precisely on the third floor of a job site in Austin last month, always swinging past my mark by a few inches. I tried a 6-foot lanyard instead of my usual 10-footer and it cut that extra movement way down, making my picks way more stable. Anyone else found that changing lanyard length made a big difference in control?

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william_torres1mo ago

Hey man, I feel you on that struggle... setting heavy stuff precise on the third floor is no joke when you're fighting momentum like that. A six-footer sounds like it made a real difference in dialing in your swing path, glad it worked out for you.

the_derek26d ago

Actually though, I gotta push back a little here. A longer club like a six footer can definitely make you feel like you're grooving a better swing path, but for me it just masks a steep angle of attack. I've seen way too many guys swing a longer club smoother and then go back to their normal length and start chunking it again because they never fixed the actual issue (the low point control). Might be worth checking if that smoother feel is just a temporary bandaid from the extra length letting you get away with a steeper move.

abbyg6026d ago

Wait, @the_derek has a point about bandaid fixes, but honestly for me on a hot Texas job site it's more about not fighting physics than fixing some perfect swing path. I mean yeah you gotta work on low point control, but a shorter lanyard just stops you from over-cooking your swing in the first place when you're tired after the 8th hour of carrying beams. I totally get where he's coming from though, and it did help me feel more connected to the load without fighting the momentum so much.