[MikeMartial]

I'm just learning the Olympic clean, so bear with me if this is a complete noob question.

Regarding foot placement after the catch into the squat. I seem to be jumping back about 2-3", and into a wide squat stance. The width doesn't bother me a lot, but the jumping back does. This doesn't seem to be affected by the amount of weight.

My question is, is this a bad habit I should be rectifying now? Am I compensating for improper technique elsewhere? I have a feeling I'm trying to get under the bar too fast, so I'm dropping wide. I just don't know why I'm dropping wide and back.

For the record, this doesn't happen on my power clean at all.