well I’ve just had a massive penny drop moment.
https://schleese.com/2016/06/14/saddle-fit-leg-length-influences-position/
“When you are sitting in your saddle you should never feel uncomfortable or out of balance because you are fighting the position the saddle puts you in. When you get in a saddle and find that your lower leg is swinging, or you bump into the pommel when rising or your knee comes over the front of the flap, you may want to measure your upper and lower leg and find out if the stirrup bar is is placed correctly for you. There are many other parts of the saddle which affect fit to you but the stirrup bar is important and should be measured for optimum positioning.”
“Fighting the position the saddle puts you in”. Swinging lower leg, bumping into pommel, knee over front of flap... I am more stable without stirrups at all, and I strained my hip flexor whilst riding a couple of weeks ago. From photos and video it looks like I have an enforced chair seat, and I’m tall.
Can you get stirrup bars set further back? Or is it new saddle time?
https://schleese.com/2016/06/14/saddle-fit-leg-length-influences-position/
“When you are sitting in your saddle you should never feel uncomfortable or out of balance because you are fighting the position the saddle puts you in. When you get in a saddle and find that your lower leg is swinging, or you bump into the pommel when rising or your knee comes over the front of the flap, you may want to measure your upper and lower leg and find out if the stirrup bar is is placed correctly for you. There are many other parts of the saddle which affect fit to you but the stirrup bar is important and should be measured for optimum positioning.”
“Fighting the position the saddle puts you in”. Swinging lower leg, bumping into pommel, knee over front of flap... I am more stable without stirrups at all, and I strained my hip flexor whilst riding a couple of weeks ago. From photos and video it looks like I have an enforced chair seat, and I’m tall.
Can you get stirrup bars set further back? Or is it new saddle time?