| name | drop-step |
| description | Performs a basketball drop-step: open the hips with a quick pivot step back-and-around to change direction, via a short sequence. Use when a command mentions drop step, drop-step pivot, open up and go, or pivot and step through. |
drop-step
Open the hips by dropping one foot back and pivoting, then step out on the new line.
Composes: turn-and-face + shift-weight + walk
How
- Use a
sequence with loop:false. A loaded step (knee bend), then swing faceDeg ~90 with a small forward step.
durationMs ~1100.
Example
- "do a drop step" ->
{"durationMs":1100,"say":"Drop step.","sequence":{"loop":false,"frames":[{"t":0,"pose":{"Spine":[8,0,0],"LeftUpLeg":[40,0,0],"LeftLeg":[40,0,0]},"root":{"faceDeg":0}},{"t":1,"pose":{"LeftUpLeg":[0,0,180],"LeftLeg":[0,0,0],"Spine":[0,0,0]},"root":{"faceDeg":-90,"z":0.4}}]}}
Limits & posture
Keep ≥1 foot grounded except at a jump's airborne apex; stay inside human joint ranges and keep weight over the support — see balance-and-posture.