The 'step over and drive down' is where the heel of the recovery leg is brought above the knee of the support leg before 'driving' the foot down to make contact with the ground directly below the hip.
As Latif mentioned, if the foot strikes the ground in front of the hip there will be unwanted braking forces which slow the athlete down. Similarly, if there is too much in the way of rear side mechanics, the result will be unwanted forward rotation of the upper body (which will also compromise force production ability during the ground contact phase).
Latif mentioned the A drill as a good training method for developing this step over and drive down technique. Click here for details on the A drill.
Once again it was mentioned that once the foot makes contact with the ground (ideally directly beneath the hips) it is the intention to produce a triple extension of the hip, knee and ankle joints that is the key factor in developing maximum speed. This is one reason why the Olympic Lifts are a key tool to use for the speed based athlete.
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