Saturday, August 23, 2008

Relays

What happened to the art of the baton hand off? I ran track, albeit in high school, but it was so simple then... the lead guy takes off never looking back and extends the opposite arm from what the runner already has the baton in backwards and underarm with an open palm... the runner slaps the baton into the palm and then and only then the hand closes securing the baton. These Olympic hand offs are crazy looking... too much reaching and grabbing and looking and guessing going on.
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TrainerDave said...

Track 101. Don't you learn this in Jr. High School?

August 25, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Burner said...

Eagle says...

I’m not defending them or saying you were a lot slower – but I’m gonna guess it’s a little harder to hand it off going as fast as they are. Still – as we sports fans say all the time – “that’s their job”

August 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Burner said...

For sure. It's all relative though. Figure it out and fundamentals are what I think... translates to "that's their job". I blame coaching 100%... our track athletes (with the exception of a couple) had piss poor attitudes and as we all know that stuff is a reflection of how the ship is being run. New regime completely in 012.... how do you say 2012?

August 25, 2008 at 6:11 PM

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