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Uploaded by on Nov 15, 2007

Jake Sweet on the proper way to start from blocks.

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  • The balls of your feet should be firmly planted on the blocks

  • How's it working for you. If it works for you then you're in the right spot. It's all about the right angles for the best start. For beginners it's about finding a balance between comfort and tension.

  • Move your foot pegs back one slot each. There should be some weight on your hands but not enough to make them shake from tension. No weight on your hands means that you will stand up to soon and to much weight means that you stumble when go.

  • okay. but like how far back should the base be. like the thing u put the blocks on.

  • okay try twelve inches for the front of the base. If the back foot rest does not fit on the base plate move the base plate back another 6 inches.

  • yuh but how far back should the blocks be like the base of it?

  • take two steps and the front foot rest should be there the base is not revelent

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  • @paulo0o20 don't believe this junk. look up tom tellez.

  • HORRIBLE advice. There's sprinters who are 5'6" and wear a size 12 shoe. There's 6'2" sprinters who wear size 9 shoes. And the flipside. You DON'T measure you're feet. You measure the ANGLE your SHINS make perpendicular to the ground - 45 degrees. This ensures equal horizontal and vertical force.

  • I was always told it just how i feel comferatable in the blockes?

  • are this video correct? I'm a sprinter i just started in january, but i always get stressed in the starting posicion can this video help me?

  • being on of them the fastest...

  • it not clear

  • while i agree that the stepping is pretty much correct i think that the angle is based on the athletes preference.

  • Ato Boldon explains the 100m

    have a look at this one . best training video ever

  • hmm i do 60 degrees is there something wrong?

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