Metric glossary
Where your foot lands (shin angle at landing)
How far in front of your knee your foot lands, measured as the angle of your shin when the foot touches down.
- Pods needed
- Pods on both shins
- Usual confidence
- Medium what this means
What it is
When your foot lands far in front of your body, your shin leans forward at touchdown. Coaches call this overstriding. We measure the shin angle at the moment of landing, in degrees. A positive number means the foot lands ahead of the knee; close to 0° means the shin is nearly vertical and the foot lands under you.
How we measure it
A pod on each shin (the app list calls this "shank") tracks its tilt against gravity 100 times a second. At each landing we read the angle and compare it with your standing pose, so how you strapped the pod does not matter. That is why you stand still for 3 seconds at the start. Without that pose, this number is hidden.
Typical range
| Band | Shin angle at landing |
|---|---|
| Good | 9° or less |
| Watch | 9° to 13° |
| Work on | more than 13° |
Many recreational runners land at about 5–10°. You see left and right values separately.
How sure we are
Medium. The method matches the "shin angle at landing" coaches measure on video, but we have not yet finished our own video check. See how confidence works.
What you can try
Cue: "land under your hips" or "step down, not out".
- Raise your steps per minute by about 5 % with a metronome. This alone usually brings the foot closer under you.
- A-skips, wall marches and leaning from the ankles.
Research links a more vertical shin at landing to less braking. Practise for 2–3 easy runs, then retest.
Good to know
See also knee bend at landing and steps per minute. Need more pods? See how many pods you need.
Updated 1 November 2026.
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