In CFTS Charlie said that it took Ben 5 strides until he was in sprint position. Is that 5 left and 5 strides right or is it 5 strides total?
Also how does this differ for elite athletes and the rest of us?
I try to make sure im staying low and driving for 15-20 meters before coming up. However i have not counted how many strides this is.
also what are some common errors in accleration and common errors in the training of accleration during GPP and SPP.
And what should be focused on and what cues should be used.
LETS TURN THIS INTO THE ACCLERATION THREAD! Since this is what most of us are doing this time of year.
I do between 7-10 strides for 10m!
It has been found that most top-sprinters use around 7 steps for the first 10 meters - regardless of body-size.
When you say 7 steps is that 7 left and 7 right or 7 total?
That is most certainly 7 steps total.
I wonder if I have this from Speed-trap?
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is arm speed during accels. Also praticing the hand “flick” I nailed it a couple of times during my last speed workout and it really felt great. (exploded ahead and quickly increased cadence in the first couple of steps)
I am also doing all my accel work on the track or rubberized asphalt. I used to do it on grass but I think the problems with traction were detrimental and didn’t allow me to apply maximum force through the track.
One thing I often ponder about training acceleration is that no matter what you do the angle is never quite the same as when ur coming out of the blocks - even with falling starts , 3 points , or hills - resulting with what feels like an unnatural first few steps
I sometimes wonder if it’s worth using blocks at times when you wouldn’t usually ( like now - phase 1 ) - or would you end up with a huge front leg lol
I miss my blocks 
LOL!! That is pretty funny 
Ben took 5 strides to be fully extended- but 17 strides before he was fully upright.
Could you explain “fully extended”?
Full extention is a straight line from head to foot. There are a couple of excellent illustration of this in “Speed Trap”
I find that do some start work on a dry, hard sandy beach, measure out 10m, and you can really concentrate on how many strides you take in that 10m. work on different types of starts and see how many strides you do and compare. having someone there to time you would be great, or even video record you, but if not, counting the strides will be the only guage.
QUIKAZHELL your in HighSchool?
An athlete shouldn’t be counting anything it should just feel right.
The coach can use counting (by video) as a tool to issue a better cue that may correct a deficiency. The cue itself would never involve counting steps to at a certain meterage though. It’s not dressage.
Remember, your strength levels change. If you were to try for a constant x steps, then you will most likely start out reaching and then end up chopping… but above all, not really improving.
I agree with dcw23.
chris
what the hell is hand flicking I have never been told that (crap coach)
How does this help acc
CEDCLARK,
i am a jr in college.
It is just a cue where you flick your lead hand up and back when you come out of the blocks. It helps accelerate your lead arm back. There is a great shot of Ben doing it here somewhere on the forum. Sorry if my description seems strange I’ll try and find the pic…
Cheers,
Chris