Hello Guys, i need help with my 50 free BAD. My fastest time was 23.39 Which i went in Feburary of 2011 and in my recent meet about two weeks ago i went a 23.60 which im very dissapointed with.
I have the video from the meet because i know my freestyle isnt perfect and i would love your guys opinion on what i can do to get better i hope to go between 22.4 and 22.7 by March- April of 2012
The quality isnt that good since it was recorded with my Iphone 4 and it is turned to the side for some reason.
50 Freestyle 23.60 - YouTube
Im in Lane six.. but From the angle of the video, Lane 3 ( african american kid)
I think your stroke looks pretty good, but it's going to be tough to pick up anything subtle from this video. It's possible you could benefit from entering your arms slightly wider--but, again, hard to say for sure just from this video.
You also come up faster than just about everyone on the start. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does suggest you could work on your underwater kicking. And you do appear to lose a little ground on the turn. Be sure not to lift your head going into the wall. Work on full speed turns to get the timing down. One drill I've seen that's useful is running down the deck a few steps then diving into the wall lane and doing a turn. That way you're going at race speed or even slightly faster. Be careful doing this, though!
I think your stroke looks pretty good, but it's going to be tough to pick up anything subtle from this video. It's possible you could benefit from entering your arms slightly wider--but, again, hard to say for sure just from this video.
You also come up faster than just about everyone on the start. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does suggest you could work on your underwater kicking. And you do appear to lose a little ground on the turn. Be sure not to lift your head going into the wall. Work on full speed turns to get the timing down. One drill I've seen that's useful is running down the deck a few steps then diving into the wall lane and doing a turn. That way you're going at race speed or even slightly faster. Be careful doing this, though!
