Why head-first slides are faster

mcmmccm100+ posts

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Originally posted by biggerpapi:
So maybe we're talking about a couple of different things here:

Batter/baserunner: faster to run through first or slide headfirst?

Baserunner heading to 2nd/3rd/Home: faster to slide headfirst or feet first?

I agree that collision avoidance plays a huge part as it does for sprinters crossing the finish line. In the Diamondbacks highlight it's clear that from his belly fielding the ball to tagging the base a dive was most effective.

5/1/1211:34 AM

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