Golden Gala Mens 100m Heats

[Charlie_Francis]

@NumberTwo

Charlie - What are your thoughts on Powell’s block set-up?

His feet are very high on the pads (off the ground - see 2:01 of the video) and he seems very tight to the line (see 0:42 of the video for proximity to line - see how his knee is poking through his arms quite a bit). Wouldn’t that combination create a tendency to over-rotate forward (thus having him stand up to oppose that action)? Seems like it would work better off the block in a swimming race.

I’m not sure if it has been altered because of the ankle problem. He may have a problem coming out as low as he used to because the ankle (his Left I think) doesn’t flex as much as normal. Anyone know?