Definately get your butt down. Bar close to the shins, knees bent, tight core, shoulders back. I think the straighter your back is the better advantage you're at since the low back, IME, is generally the weak link in DLs. The more straight up your back is the less you're doing a good morning and more actual deadlift. I'm sure there is a point where you could have too much knee motion and not enough back but you're definately on the other end of the spectrum so I dont' think you have to worry about that.

If you think about it in a physics perspective, the more bent over you are the longer the effective "lever arm" gets (the distance perdenicular to the force between the weight and you). This makes your back work harder to stay in its tight arch.

The straighter up you are the shorter the lever arm is working against you, thus making it easier. It transfers more % of the force into a direct compression instead of a shearing force.

If that helps.... lol

Oh and... uhhh.... Thanks Ross... I think. lol

IW