Question of a heel down tech.

[Jesper Jung]

Hello guys! I’m sorta struggling of some minor question.
Sometimes I watched some kind of a pedal technique video, but (unfortunately...) It leaves a question of a heel down to me.
Some people says ‘pivoting my ankle on the footboard’, but other people says ’lift a ball of my foot first, and press the footboard by a ball of my foot again’. (,which means like tapping the floor with my toes as I guess)

The problem is that I know both of explanation are correct definitely.
So I understood the two of combination that primarily I control my ball of foot up and down then my ankle will be snapped naturally. (like pressing a pedal of a car)
Is it right understanding of my ankle snapping in heel down?

 

[MrPockets]

Your ankle is a lever, yes.

 

[Jesper Jung]

Your ankle is a lever, yes.

Ah, so do my thought have not errors?

 

[MrPockets]

Ah, so do my thought have not errors?

I'd say you are way over thinking it. Heel rests on heel plate. You contract leg muscle to put foot down. Release to let foot go back up.

 

[mrmike]

Heel down is a bit more straight forward than heel up. I would pay attention to whether I'm trying to burry the beater, not burry the beater and dynamics. The rest takes care of itself.