Improve Your 60 Yard Dash — Proper Arm Action

Alex Simone
Jul 23, 2017 · 2 min read

A simple strategy that I’ve found in the past year to work well for improving sprinting speed is violent/proper arm action… In the video below you’ll see Alex moving his arms slowly in the first few seconds. Because of this we see little to no movement from his legs. As he begins to move his arms at a faster pace his legs begin to move. This is because your legs want to keep up with your arms. The faster you move your arms, the faster your legs are going to move.

Charlie Francis (Legendary Canadian Sprint Coach) on the significance of arm mechanics in sprinting — “The arms can control the legs”

Over the past few weeks I’ve been going over some arm action drills with the guys at the gym because most lack a violent/proper arm action (eye socket to hip pocket). After showing them how important a violent arm action is (via this coaching demo above) it cleans up their arm mechanics instantly and they run faster literally every time.

Thanks to my man Alex Mardiney (Davidson College Outfielder/Pitcher) for the demo

I hope this all made sense to you guys. Just remember the more violent you are with your arms the faster your legs will move in trying to keep up. If you have any more questions or if I wasn’t clear on something just send me an email: Simonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com -Alex

Alex Simone

Former MLB Draft Pick & Professional Baseball Player | Founder/CEO of Simone Baseball Performance

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