While I have calmed down from my youthful days, I still find myself being too aggressive when starting my approach.  By this, I mean that I take off like I am running a race to the line with my ball.  I do want to end my slide slightly ahead of the ball bottoming out, but I end up just yanking the ball down to catch it up to the fast feet.  I suppose I am a little excited about a fresh season against some different competition.

Any thoughts on how to get off to a good first step?  What kind of timing cues do some of you use to get out of the gate the same way?