I have a new swim student who learned a "version" of TI for his triathlons. He over rotates(turning almost on his back) when he breathes. I have worked with him on a couple of drills but they don't seem to be helping... I would love some suggestions for an effective drill that would help with this problem. He is committed to improving his swimming and I really want to help him improve.
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True or False: Most swimmers under-rotate if anything? (I thought I read this in Mags book or somewhere)
Also, I wonder - if I have a dominant side of breathing am I more likely to over-rotate when trying to breathe to the other side? I have done a lot of finger tip dragging over the last year and then started alternate breathing to the left side to try and rid myself of my lazy left arm. Although I would always still breath to the right in a race, I think I have really gained some symmetry to my stroke and overall improvement with the high elbow. And yet, it never does feel quite comfortable breathing to my left and I can feel an over-rotation (and I think I pop more of my head out with two goggles on that side). At the same time a coach told me a while back before all this that I was plowing through the water and needed to do a lot of switchback drills to generate the power.
Don't know if that makes any sense as I am obviously a little lost. When I am swimming real easy like I can't even decide on whether to focus on exaggerating the rotation or reducing it. I suppose I need to post another video for feedback.
True or False: Most swimmers under-rotate if anything? (I thought I read this in Mags book or somewhere)
Also, I wonder - if I have a dominant side of breathing am I more likely to over-rotate when trying to breathe to the other side? I have done a lot of finger tip dragging over the last year and then started alternate breathing to the left side to try and rid myself of my lazy left arm. Although I would always still breath to the right in a race, I think I have really gained some symmetry to my stroke and overall improvement with the high elbow. And yet, it never does feel quite comfortable breathing to my left and I can feel an over-rotation (and I think I pop more of my head out with two goggles on that side). At the same time a coach told me a while back before all this that I was plowing through the water and needed to do a lot of switchback drills to generate the power.
Don't know if that makes any sense as I am obviously a little lost. When I am swimming real easy like I can't even decide on whether to focus on exaggerating the rotation or reducing it. I suppose I need to post another video for feedback.
