I have a teammate who says that you should lean with your chest out because supposedly timers don't actually count the first body part across the line, they only time when each runner's chest crosses it. I have hard time believing that, and I usually lean with my head first. What's the best way to do it?
In 1988 usatf passed a law that a Jewish mans nose counts for the breaking the tape, to avoid antisemitic pressures. So if you're Jewish lean with your head, and make sure your nose is in prime position. Otherwise listen to your friend
Like this: /
6/10 for subtlety.
The joke is that getting your chest across the line *before* your head gets there is rawther difficult.
The rule is actually that place is determined by whatever part of the torso (exclusive of arms, legs, head, and neck) reaches the line first. So in addition to leaning forward to get your chest there, you can turn to one side so the shoulder gets there slightly earlier, like the guy in the top of this photo:
http://peppestat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/th.jpg
Ideally, though, you'd like to combine that with having both arms behind you, like the guy in the bottom of the same photo. If you can get your arms/legs behind the center of mass, the rest of the body will be pushed ahead of the COM.
Like this: \
Or you could lean like this:
That tends to result in this, though:
THIS! is the correct way to "lean": http://www.flotrack.org/article/38796-4-viral-moment-of-2015
Go feet first.
Like you are sliding into second base.
