It is interesting that Gatlin’s arm action at the start mimics Gay’s. He fully extends his arm, leaving him at a mechanical disadvantage while trying to quickly establish the frequency of his cadence. It might not be a big deal, but starts are not the strong suit of either of these guys. You don’t see this sort of indulgent movement from either Bolt and Powell (just a fantastic starter). They both use their arms to quickly establish rhythm. Where they allow for exaggeration is with keeping the feet low over the first couple of driving steps out of the blocks and almost dragging the trailing leg after push-off. Great contrast in technique.
Seagrave advocates that arm mechanics! Stating it deliberately slows to the frequency to allowa greater more powerful range of motion…
And I agree
I thought Gatlin is now being coached by Brooks Johnson (not Seagrave)?
in an interview from yesterday he stated that dennis mitchell was now coaching him
heres the link http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/interview_i-am-back-and-i-want-that-olympic-title-again-justin-gatlin_1688063
Gatlin was running 10.2 with Seagrave. I saw Seagrave speak at a Toronto conference a couple of years back. Didn’t sound like Gatlin and him saw eye to eye on too many things even when they were still working together.
That is correct. Dennis Mitchell is now coaching Gatlin.
Best,
Christopher
Fair enough regarding who is current coach
But philosophy can be shared as I now coach the same mechanics to my guys after speaking with Seagrave last year n the reviewing video data with my athletes
Jimson and I visited coaches and athletes at the Clermont and ESPN tracks several weeks ago. Brooks mentioned in one of the discussions that Gatlin had used as many as five techniques in previous races. The comments are here at the 1:45 mark (yours truly holding the camera) http://speedendurance.com/2012/04/17/interview-with-brooks-johnson/
Best,
Christopher
why did gatlin change from brooks to mitchell so quick? i see hes wearing adidas also…
Both gatlin and the gay camp are training in clermont. I wonder if they get together for some super fast practices.
They don’t, unfortunately. Lance and Dennis have their groups on opposite sides of the track, nothing is combined. But I’m pretty sure Gay would hurt Gatlins ego anyway 
Lol. That’s crazy. I’m going down this weekend for a meet. I hope to see some of the stars racing.
dont forget to take some footage or photos !
Will try. I may get lucky and be in a heat with them. If u call that luck
Coach Mitchell of Star Athletics is sponsoring a meet at the National Training Center, Clermont FL on June 9. For more information see http://starathleticsintl.com/sprint-series
Best,
Christopher
Yeah… I noticed that too. I wonder when he switched from NIKE,and why?
I found out from a jam hurdler that asafa jumped off the plane in Doha the day of the meet.
Powell looks huge.
What do you mean by this excactly?
Him bolt and yohan all look huge. Watch the times drop with the weight
He jumped off the plane and ran. Unlike most who get there a day or two before to run. Just like driving a few hours to a meet and running when u get out the car.