Power Clean Form Check

[Mike314]

Rip,

I recorded my power cleans for the first time the other day and was wondering if you could take a look and check out my form.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYLgrSBWzc0

Sorry about cutting off my head in the video, but I'm mostly concerned with the first half of the lift. Although the lift feels comfortable, after looking at the video it appears that my knee angle is opening up a little too much and my hips are rising higher than necessary before the second pull. This weight is a little lower than what I've done before due to a few weeks of layoff, so I might be able to handle this easily with not as good form. Am I being too nit-picky?

Thanks for your time, it really means a lot.

-Mike

[Mark Rippetoe]

A guy like you needs his head cut off occasionally. I suppose you could stand to be out over the bar a little longer, and your grip could definitely be wider. But they look pretty good really.