Depends how you define "swing the foot down". There are some smoke screens regarding this. The truth is that the front foot can touch the ground and still not be "down". Its all about force or pressure.She doesn’t swing the foot down either. She gets it down early. Some kids I cue on when to get the foot down and some on when to get the foot up. This girl lands with the heel off the ground and goes to the ground with her heel when she launches.