Reply to "10 yard times - question to PG"

Dominik8510,000+ posts

I have a different opinion, imo top end speed is more indicative of talent than acceleration even though acceleration might be more baseball specific.

Acceleration is easy to improve with more strength. I was a shot putter and not running well but over 10 yards I could keep up with good sprinters due to my leg strength.

A top end speed runner can become a good starter with more leg strength. For example Usain bolt was super fast over 200 as a 17yo but a bad starter. But as he got stronger he improved his first 30m and now is there one of the best too.

But a guy with limited top speed will have a very hard time improving his max speed. Maximum running Velo is the best indicator of sprint talent, sprinters use 30 meters with a flying start to evaluate that.

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