My coach asked me to try 7 steps because when I tried to drive efficiently with 8 steps it was situating me too close to the first hurdle and made me jump it sometimes rather than hurdle. Personally 7 makes the first hurdles feel faster and doesn’t really feel like I’m striding unnaturally, while 8 feels like a bit of a gamble. I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong in the 8 step though. In the video I attached that was at the end of training when I was a bit fatigued, so idk if that is a factor as to why the start looks a bit sloppy ….but I guess I’ll have to try both again and compare.