Flo Jo was even better, but being a woman made her not be as popular, because her body was not as powerful as a man 's (10.49), even if she had the best technique
@@stephensurry3416 It's a crazy record, and the time during what it was made makes it even crazier. How did she manage to train so well back then? I can't imagine her in today's world. Although, the best girl nowadays has potential to beat that record. But she's still a level below
Jeez man, Powell is one of those rare sprinters that just glides across the field. Looks like a wire’s pulling him and he moves his legs to feign like he’s running, as if he’s doing a stunt in a movie.
As a young lad watching Don Q , I was puzzled by the way his legs looked like they were elastic rubber bands when running. Now after all these years you as solved the puzzle for me. It was that final extension of his front foot before in touched the ground, that gave his stride that elastic look. It truly was a thing of beauty.
I agree. I have been saying for years that Asafa has the best sprinting form. His form allows for his foot to hit the ground at the correct angle, it allows maximum utilization of the gluteus muscle, and it prevents the foot from spending time behind the body.
I'm glad Darrel Brown was mentioned as well as sprinting in Trinidad shown briefly from 0:35- 0:39s which was when Darrel Brown ran a 10.04s to win the 100m at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in 2011. He will always be missed in the sport.
I honestly believe, if Darryl had achieved more winning sub 10 times throughout his career (and if aesthetics was a greater factor in this comparison), he would be in the top three easily... Only Asafa and perhaps Maurice green was smoother. Yes the other runners have quick turnover, but he always looked as if he was jogging 10.0s. I really wanted to see him beat some people at the world level (this is coming from a Jamaican). I witnessed him at the world juniors in Kingston and at several senior champs in Trinidad, you would get goosebumps just watching him do a run through before the race... Never seen anything like it. You just wanted him to win regardless of who else was in the race just to see his running form.
At 50 or 60m could yes he could but at the 100m no due to his top speed is slower then Marcell and others but I think it could work on people that are shorter like 5.6 and 5.8 because su is shorter then all these athletes in this list that’s what made him not have the top speed and not included him in this list and his height would give him disadvantage at top speed.
Anybody notice Powell’s change in race strategy/pattern after ‘07?? I think it was post Osaka where he really established himself as #1 on this list 👌🏾
Backside mechanics are important, because you start from backside first, meaning not have too much back drift, when that is the case, you miss too much time on the ground with the support leg, meaning you're braking longer not even getting to front side.
I don't know if I agree completely with this list. I don't see Donovan Bailey on this list and a couple of other athletes I think embodies the perfect form in sprinting.
Perhaps Asafas form being such an important factor to his speed was why Asafa often choked in tight competitions. When no one is there it's just him and his form. As soon as someone keeps his pace or even nudges past him, his concentration slips and his form suffers = can't reach top speeds.
You should look at 200/400 runners, as well. Given the demands of their race, efficient of stride is extremely important. Kenny Bednarek, Jeremy Wariner, Wayde Van Niekerk, etc.
I went to an all comers meet at UCLA. In those days, we didn't have pre-entries and seeding, the guy coordinating just called out times and you took a lane. So he called out like an auctioneer starting at an impossible price "anybody under 20?" and a guy in an anonymous gray sweatsuit stepped up and set his blocks in lane 5. At that point in history, only two people had ever broken 20. So I got to run against Don Quarrie.
1st of all. Best form I've ever seen "male or female" is Flo-Jo. Other than Flo-Jo, Lamont Marcel Jacobs has impeccable form. I'm a critical fan of Jacobs, but can't deny he has best form after Flo-Jo
You should do a video on why there are many white females that break the 11 second time (equivalent of the 10 second in the mens 100m) of the 100m, compared to the almost no white males breaking the 10 seconds in the 100m.
Thanks for mentioning Ato Boldon, he trained with Maurice Greene under the same coach when they were at their peak, only Mo Greene seemed to be running slightly faster in most of their races, though Ato would sometimes win. Two legends
I wonder where would letsile tebogo would rate. I was so impress at his form on his winning 200m olympic race i had chills looking at him flying over the track
Leaving ASAP Apollo off the left is a weird driver site. Okay, that was speech to text. I'll try again. What I actually said was; Leaving Asafa Power off the list was a huge oversight. His start and acceleration to seventy meters were second to none. After that he would start over striding and visibly slow down. Maintaining his top speed was missing from the technique he used, Maybe endurance was a factor, as he didn't put much emphasis on the two hundred. he definitely belongs on this list - nearr the top - to say the least, as it was HIS world record of 9.72 That stood, until Tyson Gay, Usanin Bolt and Yohan Blake ran 9.69's... To this very day, only those three last names have run faster times than Asafa Powell - and only incrementally so. In other words, you left off the name of the last man to hold the world record before Bolt. I am here to help.
So the question you're left with is, how could you be a former record holder and the sub10 king because of your excellent form, but that great form never allowed you win an Olympic or World Champ title? Finalitis!!
Personally I find athletes with more of a balance between their frontside and backside mechanics to have the best looking form. I prefer their back kick to come up high as well.
@@robinbauer1975 do not get me wrong frontside is important but it is a balance . You have some who go so extreme on frontside that they don't have a proper leg cycle and just running with high knees only stomping the ground. That can shorten stride length .
Before one can sprint; one needs to be able to run. And to be a good runner; one needs a good running technic that allows for decent endurance. Therefore, since endurance is clearly mo important than the dashing speed; the list for the best running form would be: 1. Mista W. V. Niekerk. Best 400 m dash track & field professional athlete, so far. 2. Mista H. Gebrselassie. Best 10 km dash track & field professional athlete, so far. 3. Mista U. Bolt. Best 100 m dash track & field professional athlete, so far. To note that through out history, a few track & field non-professional athletes, from the same family group, from the Highlands of the nowadays nation of Angola. Had one person running the 400 m dash, in just 41s; and another person running the 10 km in about 23 minutes. Meaning that: outside nowadays Angola; only Mista U. Bolt, as a running form, to also be taught to the youngsters.
@SHXEDA!! There would be no Usain & the rest of them without Carl Lewis. He & his coach taught the world the secret of his form. Which was understand that the human body can only accelerate up to about 65 meters the most & relaxation the rest which involves hold your form as relaxed as possible. Carl gave them all the blue print. Also people are faster today bc of the track, shoes & clothing technology. In fact there was a study that showed that today's sprinters are about the same speed as the sprinters before them. The only difference was said is bc of technology & hence the reason they have faster times today. They even said Usain wasn't that much faster.
Great video. Some of the lower rankings I don't agree with at all but top 4 is good. No reason you couldn't have included women in this though. SAFP and Dafne Schippers could be top 5. Gatlin has a very idiosyncratic running style. I don't think you could over coach someone to run like Gatlin. Extremely hamstring dominant, he looks like he's pulling the track beneath him rather than bouncing off it.
Gotta be Asafa Powell. Dude look like he glides on the track and once he gets going is like an unstoppable train hovering to the finish line. In order to give out such perception to viewers u need very fluid biomechanics in the technique.
The was a pretty good list and as a Jamaican I agree with all the point and principles of true sprinting mechanics... I seen all of these top Jamaicans train from usain to yohan to asafa, you should do a list on the females shelly, elaine, Jeter, of the female only shelly I've seen training in person
I remember when i was younger i was always a very fast runner. Everytime when the school do the 100m qualification i was always first or second. I was too confident everytime that i NEVER went into the training session after the qualification. And the result after so many times is always the same. I ended up always last before the actual event. But kids in the 90s are not that smart so i cannot figure out why my fate is like that. The real reason is that the other kids went for the training sessions & have better running form.
I’m glad to see Ben Johnson in the Top 10, where he belongs. I honestly think he should be #3 or #4, behind Powell & Jacobs, but I think his slightly shorter legs and heavier build work against him from an “aesthetics” point of view. As far as being a technical model for shorter sprinters or those with high turnover, Johnson is at the top. No question Powell is #1. Good list.
Ben Johnson should not be on the list at all without cheating his times were not world class, he was a joke and blemish on sprinting. That being said I still believe that most of the sprinters cheat and people who say they passed tests are fools as Lance Armstrong never failed a test while winning the tour 5 times but was cheating something fierce as were all the others and no one really wants to stop the cheating.
@@vincentalfonzojamal If they really tested them they would all fail, did you read my full comment? I believe they all cheat and the catch who they want and that goes for all sports.
@@todallard8791your passion & sense of justice might in some circles be seen as admirable, but it is misplaced. This is a review of mechanics & form, period.
I agree with your list for the most part. I think an honorable mention should be Andre de Grasse. Lovely, fluid and efficient. Excellent video. Shame the resolution wasn't better on some of the segments. Shame that some athletes tended to let up when they knew they had already won. How much faster could Bolt, Powell and Tebogo have run if they didn't let up in their best races?
