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Originally Posted by Ragnar
Sliding into first will never get you there faster. A well timed dive, if low enough, might get you there a fraction of a second faster.
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Bill Nye proved that you are wrong. It is impossible for what you assert to be true.
I omitted the 'avoid a tag' situation because it is a special situation in which the force is off and the play has turned into an unusual situation.
I'm glad this also morphed into the head first slide debate, another overused tactic that is worthy of discussion. Unlike the slide into first, however, I'm not aware of a physics argument which can prove or disprove either side of this debate.
I think the key to sliding fast is to begin the slide as close as possible to the base, so it is possible head first might get you there faster. However, grabbing the base to hang on is likely harder to do that than with a professional hook slide.