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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3) Try to really pull yourself through the water, not just cycling your arms through the motion.
Well said. You don't put much (enough) force into your pull. You just cycling your hand. Afterall the majority of the speed comes from the hand pushing back the water.
Your head is too high out of the water. - try to be as straight as possible in the water, with the least drag you can create.
Also you don't rotate well enough. Especially to your right side (left hand recovery) , making your recovery arm too flat.
3) Try to really pull yourself through the water, not just cycling your arms through the motion.
Well said. You don't put much (enough) force into your pull. You just cycling your hand. Afterall the majority of the speed comes from the hand pushing back the water.
Your head is too high out of the water. - try to be as straight as possible in the water, with the least drag you can create.
Also you don't rotate well enough. Especially to your right side (left hand recovery) , making your recovery arm too flat.
