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.
