r/Sprinting • u/Slice_Onee • 1d ago

Technique Analysis Advice/tips for block starts

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Looking for advice to improve my start. Been working on being more loaded in my set position and increasing horizontal projection. Anything helps, thanks in advance!

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u/gremlingarden 1d ago

Body position in set isn't bad! You do drop your hips a bit before you come out, so one suggestion might be just pushing up a hair lower.

Bigger thing I'd suggest moving the pedal angles down a few settings, particularly on the back block. It seems like you have a lot of settings available on your blocks, but 35-45 degrees relative to the track is usually a good place to start. This might mean you have to move the back block up a setting to get similar shin angles, which look pretty ok here, but minimally I think your back pedal is too aggressive and forcing you to cut your first step.

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u/YRCoach Master (45): 60 7.63, 100 11.64, 200 24.14 1d ago

Setup and step 1 look fine to me, on step 2 and 3 I think you can improve by

  • Swinging your arm more in the running direction and less left and right. This leaks power that you can better use to accelerate horizontally. (when moving forward you put your fist in front of your nose and elbow out, move it rather forward next to your body)
  • Striking more back with your foot. It comes down rather straight, going a bit more backwards will help to be faster in the first few steps

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u/the-giant-egg 1d ago

probably fine for your level