Taller guys prefer throwing/tripping instead of shooting?

[Gaylon Cooper]

I have a very fast double leg takedown and I am 6'2" and 350. It just depends on how many much practice you have in them. I have been doing them for years so I can hit them most of the time.

 

[ahab]

6'8" 230 and yeah... trips, sweeps, sprawls.

Ankle picks once in a while.

 

[Gaylon Cooper]

6'8" 230 and yeah... trips, sweeps, sprawls.

Ankle picks once in a while.

With that size you can ankle pick and cross ankle pick like a god!

 

[dutchmasterj3]

i like the throws and im 5'9

 

[Sherdog_Mutt]

I'm 6'2" and I have trouble nailing the double leg against shorter guys who have a decent sprawl. I usually go for an inside leg trip, foot sweep, or uchimata.

 

[ahab]

With that size you can ankle pick and cross ankle pick like a god!

They work really well on the guys with low & wide stances who are impossible to sweep.

 

[JABobo3]

Im 6'3 250 but I prefer sweeps/upperbody throws opposed to shots, I frequently pull guard too, due to the weight class im in.(Im there because I like food not b/c im on roids)

 

[Luke McCracken]

I am 6'6" 255lbs and I use trips and sweeps unless the guy is at least 6 foot tall, a lot of the time I will let them shoot in on me and take them down from there. My favorite takedowns are done with a body lock.