"Casting Out" During Acceleration

ive tried the step down cue, but by the time my next foot is ready to step down, its already cast out some how…

and my heel recovery is very low in my initial strides, so much so that i often get the toe scrape on my second step, but this makes it so my other leg already hit triple ext and is ready to come through, but my front leg has not had its knee “hit the top” so i believe my lower leg may be casting out so i dont fall on my face

you may also be right about it being my first step, if im overstrding that maybe its just screwing uup my whole knee lift timing for my first few steps. i will trying shortening it.

problem is that often when i try to shorten my first step, i either end up doing it by coming out of the blocks very upright, or by lowering my knee lift. im not sure how to just get my leg to hit the ground in a more closed position