It could.  I like having the extra timing step, it allows me to separate the pushaway from the first step, just as you say.  I've tried a four-step approach, where the pushaway starts at the same time as the first step and can't quite get it done together.  Much easier to do it one at a time.

SH

Thank you guys!
Does it take a long time before mastering the new
approach?

For alot of years I threw with a 5 step, and when I went into a funk a few years ago the local pro convinced me to go with four.  It only took me a couple of games to get the timing of it down.  My accuracy and timing improved.  So, I went with 4 steps for a few years.  After another funk this year I decided to go back to 5 and it got my timing back on track.  I just decided before warm-ups that I would give it a try and had it down again before warm-ups were over.  My only problem was recalibrating my eye on the lane since I was starting a lil bit further back, but that only took a few frames.  What I've found since going back to five is that with getting my feet/body started sooner it puts me in better position to wait for the ball on my descent step.

yeah the 5 stepper aproach has done great things for my timing and consistency, i can get a free arm swing much more easily and it just works much better for me than a four step aproach
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