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?
I think Muppet means that his gutter start allows him to go deep enough to avoid the waves created at the surface but not so deep that he at a disadvantage, esp. when racing swimmie.
My opinion is one to two feet is not deep enough, and probably not even three feet. If you look at underwater videos of the greats like Lochte and Peirsol they're going a lot deeper than that on the start.
I think Muppet means that his gutter start allows him to go deep enough to avoid the waves created at the surface but not so deep that he at a disadvantage, esp. when racing swimmie.
My opinion is one to two feet is not deep enough, and probably not even three feet. If you look at underwater videos of the greats like Lochte and Peirsol they're going a lot deeper than that on the start.
