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Freestyle- Constructive criticism requested, please!

Elaine Krugman
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FORUMITES! :party2: :chug: One of my goals for the new year (as it is for every year) is to improve all four of my strokes. I have posted videos on The Breaststroke Lane, The Backstroke Lane, and The Butterfly Lane, in hopes of receiving some feedback on those strokes. Please feel free to check those out and offer any constructive criticism you may have. Here are three freestyle videos of my current stroke. I have been working to eliminate flaws that were previously pointed out: Head bounce on the non-breathing stroke, a lazy right hand exit at the end of the stroke, and splashy hands on entry. Whether I succeeded or not is open for discussion. And, in the process, I hope I didn't pick up any other bad habits! :afraid: http://youtu.be/DYFlTJ6nSJM http://youtu.be/KIFtgXBH5rU http://youtu.be/gw4QBsV0r0U Thanks! :agree:
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  • I notice that you only breath on your left side during freestyle. Have you tried bilateral breathing? I made the switch last Feb after hurting my elbow and all I could do was easy freestyle. After 37 years out of the water I made myself learn 3,5,7 stroke breathing. Actually, what I typically do is breathe to the left going down the pool and breathe to the right coming back. I don't get enough air bilateral breathing, so this is how I stay balanced. But, even though I am a natural left breather, one of my stroke flaws I have been trying to correct (my head bouncing on the non-breathing stroke) happens mainly when I breathe to the left. So, I had video shot of only breathing to the left.
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  • I notice that you only breath on your left side during freestyle. Have you tried bilateral breathing? I made the switch last Feb after hurting my elbow and all I could do was easy freestyle. After 37 years out of the water I made myself learn 3,5,7 stroke breathing. Actually, what I typically do is breathe to the left going down the pool and breathe to the right coming back. I don't get enough air bilateral breathing, so this is how I stay balanced. But, even though I am a natural left breather, one of my stroke flaws I have been trying to correct (my head bouncing on the non-breathing stroke) happens mainly when I breathe to the left. So, I had video shot of only breathing to the left.
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