I posted a question -"Can you still be a real swimmer if you can't swim freestyle?" (crawl). This was taped a year ago. Since then, I've straightened head position so that I am looking down at the bottom of the pool. My kick is still awful, despite being an ex runner for 30 years. I do plenty of kickboard and no kickboard drills to improve my kick, with little results. I think my underwater pull is better, although I still sometimes drop my elbows. I'm so confused--I've done all the TI drills, and others given by swim team swimmers, and have watched countless videos. This stroke eludes me and it makes me crazy.
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Thanks for your input!:bow:
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1) Keep your head down and still when not turning it for a breath
2) Rotate your torso more. Way more power if your body is much closer to perpendicular during the front half of a stroke, with the stroking arm down.
3) Try to really pull yourself through the water, not just cycling your arms through the motion.
1) Keep your head down and still when not turning it for a breath
2) Rotate your torso more. Way more power if your body is much closer to perpendicular during the front half of a stroke, with the stroking arm down.
3) Try to really pull yourself through the water, not just cycling your arms through the motion.
