Clay Smith says he uses the dummy to address any weaknesses in his game, and in this video he descri

Get into the practice pen at the Pitzer Ranch with Clay Smith has he walks a set of ropers of every level through a morning of practice on a ground-driven training dummy horseback. 

Get a full dummy roping lesson from two-time World Champion Clay Smith, straight from the Pitzer Ranch indoor arena. Smith covers roping big and small horns, identifies swing fundamentals and dos and don'ts of a team roper's swing. Smith also adjusts the swings of students in this clinic, sponsor...

Where you place your left hand matters when you're roping the dummy, helping keep your horse's head out of the way while also helping keep you from handcuffing yourself with your rope. 

Where you stand around your roping dummy dictates the angle you swing and deliver your rope. In this video, Clay goes over the angles necessary when reaching. 

Reaching can increase your ability to make a run work when everything isn't perfect. To do it right, you've got to practice hard on the dummy, and World Champion Clay Smith explains how to shorten the margin of error.