100m hurdles: 6.5-7 feet from the barrier
Standard takeoff for 100m hurdles is 6.5-7 feet from the bar. Closer than 6 and you scrape; farther than 7.5 and you leak forward speed. AI measures yours from side-on video.
Hurdle takeoff distance is the single most-coached error. Takeoff too close, you crowd the bar and lose forward speed. Too far, you leak vertical at clearance. Here's the standard for each event and how AI checks yours.
Standard takeoff for 100m hurdles is 6.5-7 feet from the bar. Closer than 6 and you scrape; farther than 7.5 and you leak forward speed. AI measures yours from side-on video.
Higher barrier means slightly longer takeoff. The standard for 110m is 7-7.5 feet from the bar.
Takeoff distance affects everything downstream, lead-leg timing, trail-leg recovery, stride pattern into the next barrier. Closing this gap fixes a lot of secondary errors automatically.
AI extracts the takeoff frame for every barrier and reports the distance from the bar. You see the trend across attempts, plus the cue that fixes it if it's off.
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