Squat form check (hip imbalance?)

[Kerber]

Hi

a friend of mine stated that my squat depth is too deep which caused me having problems when I have to shove my ass up the hole. Now I try to squat a bit higher and I wanted to let you have a look and tell me if that is too high because it looks like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUGZjs3aGYU

Also, sorry I know, only one video per post, but I filmed myself from behind and noticed that my hips seem to be imbalanced when squatting down. Can you see it, too? May this be a problem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydIzM2iKOZU

Thanks in advance guys, I really appreciate your time and effort to help out newbs like me

[Tom Campitelli]

The bar drifts forward a bit on your squats, but they look okay otherwise. Think about keeping the bar in a slot over the middle of the foot. Also, thinking "heels" might help. You only gave us one rep on the rear view, but I concur that things look asymmetrical. If I were a betting man, I would say you have a short right leg. Get yourself a 1/2" and/or a 3/4" inch shim and see how it feels. Video a few reps both with and without and post it here.

[Kerber]

Here we go. Couldnt find anything useful with the right height so I had to abuse a catalog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mXXrouz1W4

The weight felt significantly lighter and I also had the feeling that I didnt drift forward at the bottom of the squat.

[Kerber]

Oh, I forgot to add something: the bar on my shoulders does not look horizontal at all. However it feels good. More problems to solve in the future?

[Tom Campitelli]

Aside from being a little wiggly, that looked mostly symmetrical. Stay with your hips. Make this squat feel like it orginates with the sacrum. Find a friend who does construction to hook you up with a 12"x12" piece of 1/2" and 3/4" plywood. Ah, shit, I see you are in Austria. Find the metric equivalents. See which feels better. Once you are comfortable with that, consider getting your shoe shimmed.

[Kerber]

Did another video to check if my problems with bar path did also vanish due to the plywood. Unfortunately it didn't. The bar is moving way forward. How can I fix this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rQgVKePCxs

[Tom Campitelli]

You must be in control of the bar. Get your knees forward a little earlier. If you feel the weight shift on to your toes, think: heels. Don't allow your torso to relax, or your spine to flex.

[Kerber]

Tried to get my knees forward earlier. How is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOIVVH0tUR4

[Tom Campitelli]

Those don't look too bad. Fight the tendency to lift your chest when you are halfway up. Continue to push your hips up. Stand up all the way at the top. Your knees never get quite straight.

[Kerber]

How is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ssCFtrcdWM

Another question: can a wider stance affect your hip drive? I feel like it's harder to initiate the hip drive since I widened my stance, but I'm also squatting more weight since then. In the following picture, is the upper stance also ok?