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:
Thanks! Although I didn't want to provide a link to my account. :blush:
With Photobucket you can make select albums, videos or photos private. This way the general public can't see your stuff, and you can share only what you wish. I don't use it, so can't give you specifics.
Since you provided a link to your Photobucket account I was able to find and post a link to your video.
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Thanks! Although I didn't want to provide a link to my account. :blush:
Was unable to view your video but loved the images of your fighting fish. I had one when I was a youngster, he kept trying to jump out of his tank until one day he was sucessful:cry:
You might have better luck with videos by establishing a you tube account
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.
One pic at the wall is not enough info
I don't know why the entire clip didn't take--of course, a shot at the wall isn't enough. Arghhhh, it shouldn't be this hard to post a video!!!
Steve, sorry about your little fighting fish. They are my favorite, but they don't seem to live very long - had them in filtered, unfiltered, heated, unheated tanks, from 2 to 20 gallons with no success - the longest they've ever lived for me was 1 1/2 years. Which fish did you view? My orange boy, or my white one? Is that all you were able to view? That shouldn't have been in the link. Oh my..............
