Lat pulldown problem

When im performing Lat pulldown i feel as tho its not working my lats at all just my arms.
Am i doing something wrong?
 
cheers

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

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of myself?

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

keep trying harder

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Are you doing them like that?

yes just like that, n i dont feel it at all on my lats

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

keep trying harder

Hmm strange, when you pull the bar down try squeezing your shoulder blades togetther whislt pulling down (only a little - this helps my training partner anyway)
Also make sure the bar is coming all the way down to around the nipple line of the chest or even the bottom of the chest to get the full ROM.

well, ive only been bringing it to my chin and then slowly back up.

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

keep trying harder

IMO theres no need to come further down than your upper chest/clavicle. I found sitting with a proud chest (as in seated row) and trying to pull through your elbows rather than through your hands(sounds weird I know!) might help. Use other exercises as well to hit your lats.

As abve, however sometimes the larger range of movement can help, i feel it a lot more pulling further, just works differently for different people

you could try leaning back slightly when bar comes to chest
make sure u get a good lat stretch when bar goes up.

so lean back you say away from the machine.
what other lat exersices would you recommend

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

keep trying harder

try some different bars and/or grip widths

or
chins and pullups with strict(ish) form
seated rows
traight arm pulldowns

x2 with bringing the bar down to your lower chest..arch your back don't just lean back from the hips.
 
try doing pull ups on gymnastic rings  and you'll see the benefits of pulling your body right up so your lower chest is in line with rings..
 
if i was to bring my body up till it was level with my upper chest i would have a poorer range of motion and not be able to perform a muscle up..

Not sure if this helps but when I first started doing lat pulldowns, I didn't really have any lats at all, took probably a few weeks to a couple of months before I started to feel it, not sure if this is the reason, or if I finally started doing it right after that time.

Another tip though that may have helped is use just the four fingers of each hand, i.e. don't put your thumbs on the bar, and pull it down like that.

6'1, 116kg

Bench 140kg
Deadlift 235kg
Squat 200kg

try some wide grip pullups they really work the lats  or some tbar rows

I do, do Tbar row after lat pulldown
 
i would do pullups instead of lat pulldown but am still incapable of doing anymore than 4

Height= 6ft 1
weight= 97kg
bf= 11%

lifts 1rm

bench press = 190kg
deadlift= 230kg
squat= 210kg

keep trying harder

do 4-5 sets of lat pull ups to faliure , strict form, you will feel it hard.  i cant do more than 5, but ive been doing sets to faliure and the doms the next day is unreal... never had a lat work out like it untill i started doing widegrip pullups,

Age : 25
Height : 6 Foot 6
Currently : Bulking - 16st 7

id say work on connecting with the muscle when you are at the base of the movement, i.e flex the muscle as hard as you can for a second.

also, when i allow the bar to go back up, i dont let it go to far up (let it go up so that you bi's are at 45 degrees to your forearm). this way, there is far more emphesis on the back and not on the arms.