Great question. I would say the main point of the drive phase is to be able to get yourself out of it. With that said, the way to get out of the drive phase is by maximizing leg cycle speed in combination with slow steady spine angle heightening. So if you pop up too fast the legs won’t turn over quickly. If you stay with the spine down too long there won’t be a consistent build from drive phase to top end speed (stuck in drive phase)
@@Performancelabofcalifornia I like the advice to get out of it, but i don't like the advice to forcefully increase leg cycle/ frequency. Step frequency and length should/will increase by itself if proper force application is present. The whole acceleration is about creating high horizontal impulse. I had good experience with focusing on driving the torso/belly forward with a tensed core. Others like to think about spinning the earth underneath them. A bad habit is bending at the hips and suddenly extending at the hips. Asafa Powell has a textbook drive phase. Gatlins is also brilliant. Both are very strong even for elite standards.
most people overdo their drive phase. The slower you are the shorter your drive phase should be in general. For elite men 30m max. For elite woman 20-25 max
Old track coach and sprinter here. What I ask athletes is to tell me is: how much run up do they like when they do 30 meter flies? If you only need a 20m head start to feel that you're at top speed, then your drive phase is only going to be about 20m or 12 strides. If you are more comfortable with a 30m run up to get to top speed, you will need 30m or 17 strides. If even more, take more. No one should drive for more than 22 strides. I believe Asafa Powell stayed down that long. That's 40m and probably too long for almost everyone else. I would count strides in drills for awhile. See if you feel ready to hit top speed in 12, 13, 14 strides, etc.
That isn't necessary talk about Track History on Athletes past Usain Bolt is clean Athlete. That's Turnoff you are on Video teach on Drive Phase not talk Athletes Past .
