Basically for the past couple years I have had problems with my shin angles during the first 20m coming out of my blocks.
Im 5ft 7 and my block settings were close to the line which may be the cause of this (front block : 1foot, 3 hand spacings rear block: 2 feet, 3 hand spacings).
on thursday my blocks were changed and i was moved much further back ( front block: 2 feet 1 hand spacing rear block: 3 feet, 1 hand spacing).
He said it looks alot better this way but i feel like i lose all explosivness coming out the blocks, but this may be because im not use to it.
Here is a video of me from year and half ago, from which i still have the same problem. there are more videos on the side of me too.
Straighten your spine, load both heels back against the blocks, don’t lean forward in the set position because you’ll increase the load over your hands and may struggle with a fast (right) hand response to the gun (because your hands are pinned down on the track). Elevate your hips high enough so that you can drive your left knee through from the rear to around the starting line or over it without jamming. Remember in the early acceleration phase you need the foot to strike behind the pelvis to drive your body forward. If your foot strikes ahead of the pelvis you need to wait until the body rolls ahead of the foot again before you can push effectively. Angles behind the knees in the set position are usually around 90 degrees (your right knee) and 120 on the rear leg.
do you think tom tellez block set up style where the front knee is inline with arms works best?
i know usually the set up is 2 steps for the front block and adjust backwards from there but i found that to have my front knee inline with my arms , my front block is closer that 2 steps?
You need to feel comfortable in the blocks. I can’t offer strict advice. If your front block is closer than 2 steps but you start faster and with better balance, who cares? Don’t be a slave to “the rules”. By all means familiarise yourself with “the rules” but then superimpose your own model as needs.