When to bend your knees

In 2019 I went on a ringing trip to Calgary with some of the other Vancouver ringers. Among other things, we rang a quarter peal of Plain Bob Minor with three Vancouver ringers and three Calgary ringers! Before we started, Anne Hutton said, “Every time you make seconds, bend your knees.”

I had previously experienced what happens if you ring a QP or especially a peal and don’t move your legs from time to time (your legs will get stiff! it’s not fun). But it was very clever to pick something in the method we were ringing and use that as a reminder! Since then, every time I ring a peal or quarter peal I try to choose something in the method or composition to serve as a reminder to bend my knees.

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