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The 1986 Commonwealth Games double champion criticized Christian Coleman's block starts, claiming they are overrated and not on his level.
Retired Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is adamant that Christian Coleman’s block starts are not the best as many people always claim.
Ben Johnson, one of the best block starters in history, claimed that the former world champion could never beat him in a race and is not even closer to the calibre of sprinters who have great starts, him included.
The 1986 double Commonwealth Games champion revealed that every time he raced against Christian Coleman, the American sprinter never lived up to the hype with his starts.
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“His block start is not the best. He never beat me starting like this, a matter of fact not in my class of running,” he said in a comment on Instagram.
It is no rocket science that many track and field enthusiasts believe that Christian Coleman has a great start including Olympian Simon Hansen. The Danish athlete disclosed that Coleman has exceptional skills in his starts and detailed a series of things he loves.
He stated that Coleman has a perfect set position as he revealed that he does not just start off from the ground aimlessly with his arms but he first sweeps the ground before putting everything together and having a great execution.
However, Coleman has struggled to keep his starting speed to the finish of the race and several coaches revealed that the 100m is always won in the last 40m.
“Christian Coleman has the best start in the world. But what are some of the areas he excels at?? There are many, but here are a couple of things I like. His set position is perfect. Weight in front of the line, pressure on both pads, shin angles ready to push out,” Hansen said in a post on his Instagram handle.
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“Arms sweep the ground. He doesn’t just pick them up. Hips project horizontally. Shoulders stay low with the head being a natural extension of the back. Initial acceleration is smooth. High foot clearance off the ground allows for a great attack angle back into the ground, allowing for power transfer through optimal backwards foot swing. I could go on and on, but you get it.”
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