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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Another bad thing about practicing starting using the gutter is you can't rely on having a gutter at your meets. At almost all of my meets either the pools don't have raised gutters or the touch pads cover the gutters.
Another bad thing about practicing starting using the gutter is you can't rely on having a gutter at your meets. At almost all of my meets either the pools don't have raised gutters or the touch pads cover the gutters.
