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?
It's a bad idea
The higher you start the more water you clear
The less water you drag through
The further and faster you go
Gutter starts are for swimmers who can't do starts holding the grips on the blocks
Also you want to get get your butt away from your heels.
Bend knees at 90 degrees
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?
It's a bad idea
The higher you start the more water you clear
The less water you drag through
The further and faster you go
Gutter starts are for swimmers who can't do starts holding the grips on the blocks
Also you want to get get your butt away from your heels.
Bend knees at 90 degrees
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?
