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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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 would take a hunch that when he says 1-2 feet, he is probably deeper than that on the start. I would also believe that most masters, with a few exceptions, aren't going to benefit from going as deep as lochte or piersol since we don't have the kicking power that they do.
I would say the masters that can do that, like Chris or Mike Ross, are the exception rather than the rule. Most are probably better served going a little more shallow on the start and get to the surface sooner.
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 would take a hunch that when he says 1-2 feet, he is probably deeper than that on the start. I would also believe that most masters, with a few exceptions, aren't going to benefit from going as deep as lochte or piersol since we don't have the kicking power that they do.
I would say the masters that can do that, like Chris or Mike Ross, are the exception rather than the rule. Most are probably better served going a little more shallow on the start and get to the surface sooner.
