Chelsea beginning the track at the starting flag. Notice that I am standing quite firm and letting her pull the line out through my gloved hands. It's a nylon line and she is pulling hard and will soon be moving fast, so my hands need to be gloved to avoid being injured. I will not take my first step to follow her until she has pulled 20 feet of line or more and is towing so hard that I would be almost unable to not follow her.