as he said, leg drive is important, but to drive through your heels is not the foundation. I bring my legs back and tuck and am on my toes. There are many big benchers who do it both ways, none is better than the other.
as far as lifting your butt, the only way to correct it is to not do it. There is no "fix". It is a bad habit of many. I just say "put your azz down" until they get it in their habit.
as to the "put your feet on the bench" comment. That is retarded. I see folks do that everyday and their claim to fame is "it isolates your chest". No it doesn't. It simply takes away any balance you had and eliminates leg drive. For some reason in todays world people think making an exercise harder by creating an unstable environment makes it more effective. It's about overload. You cannot provide maximum overload if you take away your stability.
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