I see some age groupers getting real good results grabbing the gutter and placing feet a bit lower. They come right out and get clean entries just like the bar grabbers. Is this just a developmental thing, or can Masters benefit? I think the added buoyancy by staying low in the water at the start creates a stronger pushoff and slingshot?
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Starting from the gutter is slower in most cases. Use the block if you can.
Most of the time kids starting from the gutter are either too small to reach or have not yet mastered using the block. I look at it like starting on the side of the pool instead of the block in non-back events.
Also, if you are starting on flat walls (FINA) there are no gutters to grab...
Starting from the gutter is slower in most cases. Use the block if you can.
Most of the time kids starting from the gutter are either too small to reach or have not yet mastered using the block. I look at it like starting on the side of the pool instead of the block in non-back events.
Also, if you are starting on flat walls (FINA) there are no gutters to grab...
