[scarter]

scarter on May 3, 2004 at 9:01 pm #9208

Guys,
Here's my attempt at my 60 yd. baseball start. In this clip, I push off, then turn. Before, I turned, and then pushed off.

In this case, It's as if I wait a bit after starting before turning my head and torso.

https://imageevent.com/scarter

"60 yd. dash improved"

Do you mind reviewing this for me?
How's this when related to my first video posted before (on the same website)?

Next:

I still am not getting the dorsiflexion when I run. Should I try relaxing and loosening up my body more before starting (I say this because you can hear my feet making noise on the track). What else can I do to improve this?

Have a look at this link of Jon Drummond starting out of the blocks. What does he do that I do not? I see keeping his head down as well as never allowing his heel to touch the ground. However, it does seem like he starts by pushing off closer to his toes.

https://www.advantageathletics.com/sprints/drummond.html

Thanks, and I look forward to tips and commentary.

–Smoot

[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on May 3, 2004 at 9:07 pm #27592

More rotational strength here…your 1 and 2 steps are late do to the errors in your hands…

remember the cue…

"take the money and run" and keep the left hand/shoulder quick and short….all you need to see is th first signal….don't stay watching !

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on May 8, 2004 at 2:49 am #27593

I noticed a couple things on the new clip:
*Your first 2 steps are looking to the infield. While I'm aware you're probably doing this because you're a baseball player you might be better off if you made the rotation a little less drastic and make your shoulders and hips a little less rotated and do more of the "viewing" with your gaze and less with your body positioning.
*Knee and heel recovery on the first step seem too high.
*Trunk angle looks a tad too low on the first 2 steps though this is often a result of overdoing a high knee action (i.e- knees go up, trunk often goes down).
*Could you rotate your right foot laterally a little at the start. With its current starting position, you're forced to do what seems to be a carioca for your first step in stead of a powerful running stride.
*It seems as if it takes quite a bit of movement and time for you to get into a position where you're ready to run. I think it would benefit you to put more weight on your right leg in your "ready" stance so that you'd be in a better position to get yourself going.

ELITETRACK Founder

[scarter]

scarter on May 16, 2004 at 9:56 pm #27594

Question: I have found after a week of work and filming that the reason that my times have been slow and I look fast to everyone else is that I speedskate a lot of the times. Look at the front angle of my start to see what I'm talking about.

https://imageevent.com/scarter/60yddash?p=3&n=1&m=24&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=2

Am I shooting for straightline running all the way, from first step out of the start to finish? This might be a dumb question but have a look at my videos (https://imageevent.com/scarter) and see what I mean.
Stole 2nd and 3rd yesterday not speedskating. Also I still don't understand the "gaze" that you speak of, Mike. I do that to run, then turn, not turn, then run– my initial problem.

–Smoot

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on May 19, 2004 at 9:48 pm #27595

[i]Originally posted by scarter[/i]
Question: I have found after a week of work and filming that the reason that my times have been slow and I look fast to everyone else is that I speedskate a lot of the times. Look at the front angle of my start to see what I'm talking about.

I looked and am still not exactly sure what you're referring to unless you're talking about your foot contacts being out to the side rather than underneath your body.

Am I shooting for straightline running all the way, from first step out of the start to finish?

No, if you begin in a lateral stance, the change needs to be gradual and progressive. Having said that, there is an obvious advantage to getting to straight ahead running mechanics as soon as possible as long as the progression it takes to get there is not so drastic that it has negative effects. Remember, radical changes have radical effects….and they usually aren't good.

Also I still don't understand the "gaze" that you speak of, Mike. I do that to run, then turn, not turn, then run– my initial problem.
–Smoot

The gaze I'm referring to is the direction your EYES are pointed. While this is often the same as the direction your HEAD is pointed, it doesn't have to be. As such, what I was trying to say was that you could spend less time with your head turned to the side (which is bad for fast running) if you did more of the "looking" with your eyes rather than by turning your head.

ELITETRACK Founder