Speed kills...one more time....

[CrunchGriz]

One more note on another Griz recruit with great speed.

Taylor Walcott, WR recruit from Eugene, Oregon, just ran a PR of 10.74 in the 100 meters this past weekend -- the second-fastest time in Oregon this year.

Whatever problems Pflu has/had, he and his coaches have definitely brought in some wheels to the Griz on both sides of the ball.

 

[OldtiredGRiz]

I sure like Walcott's videos; not only is he fast, but he runs crisp routes, seems to understand the game real well and also performs the intangibles such as blocking, etc...he's got great potential -- and speed, of course. A coach can work on quickness drills and coach speed to a small extent, but by and large, it's sort of a natural commodity that certain players bring to the table (like size.) Time will tell for sure, but I sure like the incoming class.

 

[WyomingGrizFan]

A coach can work on quickness drills and coach speed to a small extent, but by and large, it's sort of a natural commodity...

Like walking and/or running off the "Ball of the Foot" (where the toes join the rest of the foot) instead of the heel? Catch oneself when walking sometime; most times the heel of the foot strikes the ground first, if you're just casually walking down the sidewalk or from room to room. If walking and/or running off the "Ball of the Foot," time yourself and compare the difference. You might be surprised just how much faster a person runs, yet alone walk, when one does such a simple maneuver as this.

It's a matter if discipline, granted, but one can concentrate on this one item other than what one "naturally" does, and find surprisingly an increase in one's "speed," so to speak, just by a change in procedure/emphasis/coaching; "contra" what one would normally "naturally" do.

 

[mtgrizrule]

That makes sense Wyominggrizfan. If you focus on the weight being on the ball, it means your weight distribution is forward. On the heel, the weight is further back, and acting as resistance to move forward.

 

[WyomingGrizFan]

That makes sense Wyominggrizfan. If you focus on the weight being on the ball, it means your weight distribution is forward. On the heel, the weight is further back, and acting as resistance to move forward.

Exactly; it's surprising just how much a person's body can impede "forward progress" and weigh one down as if one is leaning backwards, though most people don't seem to realize this at times, seemingly, instead of, say, leaning forward; whatever's comfortable, I guess. But then, if especially running, along with the aforementioned, concentration upon the "pushing" off from the "Ball of the foot" instead of, hmm, otherwise, one can accelerate into one's "route," "race," whatever, with less stress & friction. I had a problem with fallen arches in my teen years, flatfootedness, so to speak, and much of that, I believe, could have been alleviated, as I should have done, by this simple technique. Professionals have indicated to me that even but standing, instead of standing rigidly erect, bend the knees so slightly, relieving undue pressure on the knees and muscles. Not something one would normally think about but it makes sense now, unfortunately a little bit too late for me and my athletic endeavors but I'm less strained these days and getting to places a lot quicker walking than a lot of other people do.

 

[moose/squirrel]

One more note on another Griz recruit with great speed.

Taylor Walcott, WR recruit from Eugene, Oregon, just ran a PR of 10.74 in the 100 meters this past weekend -- the second-fastest time in Oregon this year.

Whatever problems Pflu has/had, he and his coaches have definitely brought in some wheels to the Griz on both sides of the ball.

Near the state record here...nice wheels :thumb: :thumb: