Who Has the Best Sprinting Form Ever?

[@RJC...]

Asafa Powell's form was perfect hes no1 for sure

[@kwezimashapa6425]

I agree. Lewis is a very close second

[@gordon2945]

No I don't think so

[@vockeiawright2070]

There's no doubt that Powell is the right person for the number slot

[@certifiedchaos4643]

Yea that’s is the perfect combo of speed power and technique. Ppl wouldn’t disagree if Asafa won gold at worlds or the Olympics

[@Plugz.Pananak]

Powell older brother made the Olympics final. I think it's a family pedigree.

[@bjf5027]

I still watch old videos of Asafa. His running was so glorious and beautiful

[@jermainemyles1825]

I was just doing that lastnigh 😅

[@dontdoda1thang564]

I had Asafa Powell at #1 before I even started watching the video. Gr8 work 👌🏿

[@TheDYNAMITE001]

Same here

[@cj2006mccall1]

Me too

[@YutongOfficial]

0:58 #20 - Joseph Fahnbulleh 1:34 #19 - Marvin Bracy 2:11 #18 - Don Quarrie 2:44 #17 - Filippo Tortu 3:39 #16 - Francis Obikwelu 4:13 #15 - Frank Fredericks 4:44 #14 - Darrel Brown 5:20 #13 - Noah Lyles 6:40 #12 - Tyson Gay 7:28 #11 - Yohan Blake 7:59 #10 - Carl Lewis 8:48 #9 - Ronnie Baker 9:15 #8 - Trayvon Bromell 9:41 #7 - Dennis Mitchell 10:12 #6 - Ben Johnson 11:05 #5 - Justin Gatlin 11:56 #4 - Maurice Greene 12:34 #3 - Usain Bolt 14:05 #2 - Marcell Jacobs 15:22 #1 - Asafa Powell

[@mr-sam-jax]

thank you so much

[@gtrocajrc]

Donovan Bailey!

[@biggalaxy9102]

Nah my dude. Flo-Jo had the best form I've ever seen!

[@njbpaul]

I think Gatlin should be around #2 or #1

[@CR7_THEGOAT777]

@@njbpaul not a chance. He’s way to stiff

[@gavriel45]

Asafa Powell has the most sub 10 100m races of all time. His mechanics are on another level

[@ahgcomegaguardian5575]

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]

Her 10.49 stands from 1988 (which of course you know), but I mention this damn near 40-year old record as one which will may never be eclipsed

[@ahgcomegaguardian5575]

@@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

[@mac5917]

@@ahgcomegaguardian5575ooooh sure it was her ”training technique” that made her the fasters of all time👍🏻😅💉💉💉 (not only Ofc)

[@robertwatley5249]

​@@ahgcomegaguardian5575he technique was very flawed. Not close to powell

[@shubhamshinde4675]

The moment you said front side mechanics in the start of video the first person came in my mind was Asapha Powell. Definitely deserving the 1st Rank

[@andreslosada559]

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.

[@AuToBoLic]

There was NOBODY more badass and powerful to watch on the 100m dynamic side camera than ASAFA! That head pulse and drive was outer-worldly sh*t!

[@astrospeedcuber]

Asafa Powell truly had some insanely efficient form and technique

[@cdenjames4542]

I honestly think letsile tebogo deserve a spot here he looks so relaxed with some nice strides

[@freeman2347]

Absolutely agree

[@shams6598]

With a butt kick

[@jason3000tt]

Yes but he,s new

[@Shem22sr]

No he doesn't

[@cdenjames4542]

@@Shem22sr can you do better?

[@barrylloyd5864]

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.

[@KNOWHOPE72]

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.

[@elsiddorie4494]

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.

[@jason3000tt]

Yeap.....was there for it, watched him from the starter position, was blown away. I never forgot that

[@adhocmtb8036]

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.

[@geeunit831]

Asafa's form was a thing of beauty.

[@Speedfirst]

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.

[@razorr_o]

What is backside mechanics?

[@Messup7654]

@@razorr_oeverything that happens behind the hips frontside is the opposite

[@Ausar1010]

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 👌🏾

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

Jacobs & FloJo coached by triple jumpers ? Both have a very distinct & very effective running style. And Jacobs was a long jumper too I think.

[@jakab174]

He is not just amazing with the Bass guitar and Slaping the like button but he also know sprinting. Jokes aside great video!

[@Bxlance]

i think su bingtians technique is very underrated, his form is extremely good

[@Hensley_Jb]

Su gets tight very consistently. Maybe if the video was for 60 form

[@kamuishortsgamer3728]

No it's not his form is Terrible. Maybe his start. But his form? No. He has no top end speed for a reason

[@champlynyang5809]

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.

[@Messup7654]

@@Hensley_Jbwhat does tight mean?

[@Messup7654]

@@kamuishortsgamer3728if his form was terrible he wouldn’t win anything don’t say it’s just genetics because he wasn’t always a winner he lost a ton

[@KoolKaiser]

Another banger! Well done bro 👏

[@vaticinus]

4:44 #14 - Darrel Brown should definitly be higher up the list.

[@cirusMEDIA]

i agree

[@RedisNotaFlavor]

I could watch Carl Lewis and Bolt run all day. Iconic

[@tracktuary]

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.

[@GiftedGaz78]

Linford Christie was my favourite as a kid

[@guilhermeribeiro7733]

Could you do one about the most unconventional sprinting form? Liked this video a lot

[@humphreyajuoga8996]

Omanyala falls number one in this one 😂

[@CR7_THEGOAT777]

@@humphreyajuoga8996 yep, followed by Coleman

[@xcx3572]

good idea

[@j.w.6793]

it would be great if you could visually indicate which runner you are talking about in the short race clips

[@LorienHamilton]

Love the detail what about Allan wells, he is often overlooked but a master

[@rorymcbaldy]

Wells and even more so Valery Borsov

[@quixmith]

I always liked Bruny Surin, he was a smooth runner in my mind.

[@anncokafor]

I find the women sprinters to have beautiful, elegant forms. I love watching them glide, like Felix.

[@PeaceConquer]

Excellent Observation!

[@pnojazz]

Great breakdown!

[@foley985fj]

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.

[@JasperStringerRunning]

I’ve dropped my 200PR by 3 seconds since last year. I just ran a 26.83 yesterday!!!

[@Messup7654]

What do you run now

[@cliffasante2122]

@@Messup7654now he is running 20.21

[@blackstartv2]

what about now

[@rcarrillo5166]

What about now?

[@joshuacampbell5068]

Excellent

[@earlayers8611]

Excellent analysis!

[@voongnz]

Such beautiful form. These mechanical actions are just pure poetry in motion, like Klay Thompsons shooting form.

[@torunit4620]

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.

[@GregoryFord98]

What do you think about Su Bing Tain's form?

[@genehur3063]

you should do a similar video focusing more on the 200 or 400

[@vikrantrathaur_]

To me personally. Gatlin's form looks the most aesthetically pleasing to the eyes

[@kurd2212]

Mee too bro his form is number 1 for sure

[@JohnSmith-sq5mg]

16:14 he ran a 9.74 while slowing down significantly at the end and not even dipping he could have easily broke his pr of 9.72 and also break 9.69 which would made him second fastest. It looked like he would gotten low 9.6 maybe even sub 9.6 if he dipped. He ruined his chances of potentially tieing or beating Usain Bolt’s record. He obviously can’t go this fast but he had a 1.7+ wind and he didn’t take advantage of it

[@danielfreeman649]

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

[@dreb5776]

The moment I saw the title Powell was the first to come to mind the man is the running definition of perfect sprinting form.

[@sirbarrett4044]

Sir you did a good analysis. You are very good.

[@odd_job1]

Justin Gatlins has to be number one for me the Long Stryder

[@MD_ENTERTAINMENT]

Even Gatlin said Asafa

[@TeStOs78]

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!!

[@bui340]

I think Tebogo has good form or at least very aesthetic/elastic/springy. Just like van Niekerk.

[@martinhamilton8834]

Great video thank you 💯

[@tjr930]

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.

[@simonhunt9152]

another illusion to do with carl lewis up right is what you refered to as torso instability. Its an illusion caused by the amount of force Lewis drive his arms backwards. Infact youd be hard pressed to find any of these guys with instability in the torso EXCEPT for over striding. and if the athlete is overstriding it means there hips have dropped or due to psoas length are unable to bring hips forward to the optimal postition and in any sport from walking to kungfu to jogging to sprinting this will cause instability in the core.

[@helios4425]

I like the form of andre de grasse.

[@thomasbessette7247]

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

[@darylloth3237]

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?

[@CreationNtheUniverse]

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

[@pacus123]

Valeriy Borzov had an amazing running style

[@dordo123]

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.

[@sprintspeedmedia]

Good idea, I'll see if I can find enough information to make a video on this topic

[@zinedineescandon9468]

Can you indicate visually who are we watching in the video exactly? I don’t know all of the runners

[@JoanGoyongco]

sprint form for long torso short limbs pls and track spikes suggestions for beginners

[@turbosuperspeeder7635]

How about Letsile Tebogo?

[@stuartwalker6786]

Asafa Powell, letsile tebogo and Wayde van niekerk

[@youngsuit]

does su bingtian have good form? what about donovan bailey?

[@cityconference5130]

I always loved tysom gay starts he wasnt the best at starting but the way he left the blocks was just something special

[@thapelomokwena483]

Can you please make for letsile tebogo, his relaxed and yet fast

[@groovydudeful]

Donovan Bailey had such good levers and proportions, he made it look as though he was born to it.

[@desmondyung]

Bro you forgot Donovan Bailey💀

[@heritageuploads]

Exactly. Imagine the time he would have run in Atlanta if he didn't wobble on the blocks and get such a terrible start.

[@chosen3713]

What do you think about bingtian su’s form

[@James-pb8xu]

What does optimal 200m sprint form look like?

[@stayontrack]

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.

[@joachim7]

Like Noah lyles

[@robinbauer1975]

for mid and long distance running I agree with you like bekele for sprinting I belive frontside mechanics are very important

[@joachim7]

@@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 .

[@jermainemyles1825]

Glad to see everyone have asafa piwell at #1 🙏🙏

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Tom Cruise should be in this list.

[@jobe1888]

I agree on Asafa being No 1...but Yohan Blake at 11?

[@jayddv12]

Letsile Tebogo definitely needs to be on this list

[@wss33]

Watching Asafa run is a joy.

[@kd2239]

Before i clicked on the video i had Asafa Powell in my head. That mans style was just beautiful.

[@stevenmanson2490]

Should do another list as Noah L. Just won 100m for worlds

[@ItsyahboyKadi]

What about Letsile Tebogo ?

[@samuelsimon6477]

Great video

[@simonhunt9152]

last thing I will say is the idea of the compact arm swing/drive this actually hinders the 100 metre runner it biomechanically wrong and thus lessons the power in the arm drive. there is also extra movement at the elbow for most compact arm swingers also making them less efficient . Lewis Mitchell bolden drummond Marsh Burrell probably have the best arm angles off the top of my head.

[@GyariSan1]

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.

[@robinbauer1975]

johnson had a pretty bad knee drive compared to jacobs but man this guy was stable insane form

[@justutlilizelevers]

No athlete will move the same, each athletes body is different. Limb length hip sockets etc.

[@aberdeenkiko]

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.

[@dreamchaser5227]

Without a Doubt It was Donovan Bailey!!!

[@centaurb6657]

What about Donovan Bailey??

[@naturalmystic67]

Calvin Smith?? World record holder and noted for his graceful floating style. He’s not even getting props in the comments section, which surprises me.

[@LilyWhiteRiot]

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.

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

Honestly Bolt has horrible form, it doesn't make sense why he was so fast. Even Michael Johnson (Who should be at number 3) said it.

[@ehLeanne311]

Drugs

[@jameshegeman5660]

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.

[@todallard8791]

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.

[@jameshegeman5660]

@@todallard8791 Lolol. Ben Johnson set multiple world records. If that’s not world class then nothing is.

[@vincentalfonzojamal]

@@todallard8791 Weren't there others who failed tests on this list? Why just Ben?

[@todallard8791]

@@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.

[@kenwilliams8067]

@@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.

[@electronights3589]

Terrance Laird definitely needed a spot on this list

[@christiantagliaferro4123]

Complimenti per la ricerca d'archivio

[@maxvelocity200]

Correction!!! Francis Obikwelu got silver in the 2004 Olympics behind Justin Gatlin, and in front of Maurice Green.

[@vincentvarasse480]

Can someone tell what ben Johnson does in this ranking? I agree with the top of this ranking but Karl Lewis deserves a much better place.

[@kimsndergaard973]

I had always love how Justin gatlin run...👍😎

[@Eelgnotsa]

I got no problem with your list and I was right to assume that Asafa Powell is the best running technique I have ever seen white grace!

[@ikanmasin]

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.

[@SpindicateAudio]

All this form analysis overlooks some key biomechanical factors ... like thickness and stiffness of the Achilles tendon which effects force transfer from the foot into the ground ... and which cannot be impacted by form or training.

[@khaliltheenlightenmentbomb3423]

Quite possibly true *'Asafa Powell'* has one of the greatest sprinting dynamics.. in all history. As for *'purest sprinting aesthetics'* in history my own list here in order : 1. Carl Lewis 2. Morris Green 3. Justin Gatlin 4. Micheal Marsh 5. Leroy Burrel 6. Donovan Bailey 7. Asafa Powell 8. Calvin Smith 9. Dennis Mitchel 10. Frankie Fredericks 11. Kishane Thompson 12. Yohan Blake 13. Marcel Jacobs 14. Noah Lyles 15. Andre Degrassi

[@malvinbarry4283]

asafa powell is literally crazy

[@avalonmars2598]

Damn bro Akani Simbine🇿🇦 out in the cold 😂😂

[@VanRock.]

I found out I could run fast after being chased by my best friend dog.

[@kfings]

Tommie Smith? John Carlos?

[@insight1239]

What about Andre De Grasse and Terrence Laird De Grasse strides and Laird effortless runs