Imperfect landing surfaces

[tomorrow]

Do you ever practice for imperfect ground surfaces?
Meaning is it a good idea to mess up the landing area and start adjusting your pitching motion for this anomaly? The adjustments I am thinking of off-hand are starting at a different spot on the rubber, and jumping out a shorter distance.

 

[RADcatcher]

Messed up landing area causes injuries.

Not Just landing on a surface that might be able to get dug out and cleared out better with cleat scratching. But specifically having to change stride lengths. Is not healthy on the body.

 

[Tatonka]

Yes, we have practiced on imperfect services, less than ideal conditions and stressful scenarios. I am not a fan of having them shorten the stride. It has seemed easier to adjust working from a lightly different spot and the rubber and landing slightly off to the side but sometimes the crater developing out front just gets wider real fast.