Anyone planning to attend Nationals in Omaha? If it wasn't for the venue, I would swim at SCY Nationals. You got to admit, competing in the Olympic Trials pool merely a few hours after Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps made a splash is awesome!
I wonder if there have been any studies on using your strong side leg versus weak leg back? It might be an advantage using the strongest leg on the front of the platform.
I myself am right handed, right footed, and do my track start with my right foot back (so my strong leg is back). I haven't tried it the other way, but I've done this so long that it's normal for me. I'm not sure if the other way is faster/slower/whatever, but the way I do it I was getting off the blocks consistently between 0.66 and 0.69 in all six events at the Canadian Masters Nats a month ago.
I wonder if there have been any studies on using your strong side leg versus weak leg back? It might be an advantage using the strongest leg on the front of the platform.
I myself am right handed, right footed, and do my track start with my right foot back (so my strong leg is back). I haven't tried it the other way, but I've done this so long that it's normal for me. I'm not sure if the other way is faster/slower/whatever, but the way I do it I was getting off the blocks consistently between 0.66 and 0.69 in all six events at the Canadian Masters Nats a month ago.
