Elitetrack: Sport Training & Conditioning

Could you all have a look at this short piece of video with me coming out of my baseball start:

http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/setpro/_dvcr024.mpg

It is the first time I've seen myself run on tape, and I've always wondered why my acceleration doesn't feel like I'm accelerating and my times are slow. My attempt in coming to this website and utilizing its training log and all of your minds was to overcome this deficiency. My thoughts on this are that I don't get the extension from head to back toe out of the start that I need to, that's why it looks like I'm chopping at the ground. After watching Charlie Francis' GPP Essentials, I've found (but haven't yet used) ways to develop acceleration. I believe that the stronger the acceleration, the better my max speed and the much better my time will be. This will take a good 6 weeks to develop as CF says (I think), and that is exactly the time I have up until the season.

Critique the video, use Windows Media Player, and stop it and view little bits of it. I aplogize about the first second being a blue screen.

I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts on why my running looks so funny (kind of like a typewriter) out of the start and what I need to do to improve.

I am a very hard worker and will do whatever you say.

Thanks,
—Smoot

That link doesn't work.

Ok, here's a working link:

http://imageevent.com/scarter/lateralstart

Click on the second MPEG to download the video.

Charlie Francis himself viewed it (I feel special) and says that I need to follow the GPP Program with hills, etc. for the next 5 weeks to get the farthest in my development.

It might also unearth some other things I need to work on.

I look forward to your commentary.

—Smoot