@ben_yanes: I played around with this setup today and it’s the most stable I’ve found for this kind of pull-down motion. The purpose of using a motion like this is to primarily train the lower portions of the lats as well as the teres major and rear delts secondarily. Make sure you’re concentrating substantially on pressing into the pull-down column with your opposite hand and that you’re doing a calf raise up into the pad to secure you down the whole time.