Phase by phase, not gut feel
Good hurdles technique isn't a vibe. It's a sequence. Each phase has clear targets you can measure: angles, foot positions, body lean. The AI tells you which phase in your rep is costing you the most.
Hurdles technique is about precision. Every hurdles rep is a chain of phases. Each phase sets up the next. Get the phase-by-phase breakdown coaches use, plus AI that grades your own technique against it, frame by frame.
Good hurdles technique isn't a vibe. It's a sequence. Each phase has clear targets you can measure: angles, foot positions, body lean. The AI tells you which phase in your rep is costing you the most.
Watch a hurdles coach review tape. They pause on the same handful of frames every time. The takeoff, the plant, the release, the clearance. The AI pulls those exact frames for you.
Most form errors trace back one or two phases. Fixing the symptom doesn't help. The AI traces the chain back to the cause so you fix the right thing.
Upload a clip, AI tags every phase, marks where technique breaks, and writes a coaching note for each one. The same phase-by-phase read your coach would give, but on every rep, not just meet day.
Follow up in chat and ask questions. The AI remembers your analysis and speaks the language of hurdles coaching.
Each phase has a coaching cue, a measurable target, the frames a coach pauses on, and the failure mode AI flags most often. Use it as a self-diagnostic checklist on every video.
8 strides for men's 110H, 8 strides for women's 100H. Sets up the rhythm for the entire race.
Lead knee drives toward the top of the hurdle. Lower leg stays relaxed and tucked, then snaps out as the knee crosses the bar.
Trail leg is the takeoff leg, lifted with knee high and foot turned out. Heel comes to butt; foot avoids the hurdle.
Active foot strike ahead of center of mass, into a 3-stride rhythm between hurdles.
Hold form, accelerate or maintain, no shortening of stride.
The numbers coaches grade against. Levels run from beginner through elite, your AI form check compares your reps to the level above you.
Primary sources behind the numbers and methods on this page.
Five common questions about hurdles that come up in coaching.
A directory of every hurdles page on the site, from broad analysis tools to specific phase deep-dives. Each entry points to a focused write-up.
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