re: LSU 7 @ Missouri 8 Final

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You do not slide at first unless the throw is up the line. Sliding actually slows you down.

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Agreed. However, what Larson did was not so much a slide as it was a jump with his body already leaning toward first. I believe he touched the bag a split second sooner than if he had continued to run through the bag. Didn't look like he contacted the ground with his body until his hand hit the bag, so don't think it slowed him down.