Sliding Contact
Overview
Sliding contact is when a player intentionally slides into a bunker and makes controlled contact with the ground or bunker to stop safely and stay low.
Key Points
- Used to stay low and reduce exposure during movement.
- Creates a smooth, controlled arrival into a bunker.
- Prevents players from overshooting their destination.
- Often used in fast breakouts or long runs.
- Helps players enter an arrival zone safely and quietly.
Details
Sliding contact is a movement technique where players finish a run by sliding into a bunker instead of running upright to the final steps. The slide lowers the player’s body, keeping their head and torso below many shooting lanes and reducing the chance of being hit.
A proper slide also helps control momentum players who run full speed risk bouncing off the bunker or overshooting the arrival zone, exposing themselves to incoming fire. Sliding contact stops this momentum smoothly and positions the player tight behind cover.
Players slide in various ways depending on field layout: knee slides, hip slides, baseball-style slides, or low scooping slides. Each method aims to keep the player stable, balanced, and ready to shoot immediately after arrival.
Sliding contact is essential during aggressive breakouts, long tape-line runs, or any movement where entering a bunker quickly and safely is critical.
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