A Different Coach

Standing with Shawn Ford by the side of the training ground, Dai Li pointed to the video and said, "What you need now is more time for your left foot to touch the ground. That is what our following training will be aimed at."

Will it work? Ford was confused. Dai Li was contradicting all of his previous coaches. They had asked him to shorten the time of his left foot touching the ground as much as he could. But Dai Li asked him to increase it.

"Coach Li, I once went through a test in a research institution. My left leg is longer, so my left foot touches the ground for a longer time than my right foot. The time is around 14% greater," Ford replied immediately.

Then Dai Li asked, "Your previous coaches told you that you should shorten the time of your left foot touching the ground to balance your rhythm, didn't they?"