Help me to find mistakes in my freestyle technique (VIDEO)
Former Member
Please, help to find mistakes in my swimming technique. Would be very grateful for any advice how to improve my swimming (useful drills and etc.). I have been swimming for 6 months for myself without coach and this is my first video www.swimsmoothforum.com/.../icon_e_smile.gifThank you in advance.
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My first thought is.. why are you swimming catch-up freestyle? It leads directly to "thing 3" that swimlong mentions - flat swimming. "Catch-up" free is a drill that needs to be done carefully. When you see the best distance freestylers swimming what appears to be catch-up, it's more like 3/4 catch-up, and they are not spending any significant time flat on their stomach.
I'd try to get you to establish a deeper catch.. it could just be the video angle. A front angle would help. I'd also have you do 3/4 freestyle drill to get to each side, and practice rotating through the middle. You've got a stroke that can be worked with no doubt, but you'll really need a trained eye to help you out on deck if you're serious about improving.
My first thought is.. why are you swimming catch-up freestyle? It leads directly to "thing 3" that swimlong mentions - flat swimming. "Catch-up" free is a drill that needs to be done carefully. When you see the best distance freestylers swimming what appears to be catch-up, it's more like 3/4 catch-up, and they are not spending any significant time flat on their stomach.
I'd try to get you to establish a deeper catch.. it could just be the video angle. A front angle would help. I'd also have you do 3/4 freestyle drill to get to each side, and practice rotating through the middle. You've got a stroke that can be worked with no doubt, but you'll really need a trained eye to help you out on deck if you're serious about improving.
