Between swimming for a few months with a painful hip pre-surgery and having to swim with a pull buoy for nine weeks post-surgery, my hip problems caused a new stroke flaw that I had never had in the past with my freestyle. Check out my entire left arm and my right hand in the videos below, and you'll see what I mean.
To help correct the flaw, I've been using a pair of Finis Forearm Fulcrums and doing the bow and arrow drill, but I thought I would check in with my fellow Forumites for additional suggestions. I'm mainly concerned with my entry leading up to the pull. Due to a previous (non-swimming related) major shoulder surgery, I can't keep my elbows any higher on the pull, because of the stress on my clavicles.
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Thanks, Forumites! :agree:
Elaine! So good to see you back in the water and kicking so well after your hip surgery :) Keep doing what you're doing. I would add to the bow and arrow drill the recommendation that you work on single arm, if possible. That will allow you to really focus on each arm and control your movements, observing what you are doing during each phase of the stroke cycle. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Julia! :D I have been doing some single arm freestyle, and it seems like everything works just perfectly when I am just using the one arm! As soon as I go back to two arms, they start flopping around again. :dunno: It's the weirdest thing, because I have never had this problem before. :confused:
I'm glad to hear I am on the right track with trying to fix the problem. It took several weeks to develop this flaw, so I'm sure it's going to take several more to undo it. Perhaps I'm being too impatient... :waiting:
Thanks for your advice and encouragement!:agree:
Elaine! So good to see you back in the water and kicking so well after your hip surgery :) Keep doing what you're doing. I would add to the bow and arrow drill the recommendation that you work on single arm, if possible. That will allow you to really focus on each arm and control your movements, observing what you are doing during each phase of the stroke cycle. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Julia! :D I have been doing some single arm freestyle, and it seems like everything works just perfectly when I am just using the one arm! As soon as I go back to two arms, they start flopping around again. :dunno: It's the weirdest thing, because I have never had this problem before. :confused:
I'm glad to hear I am on the right track with trying to fix the problem. It took several weeks to develop this flaw, so I'm sure it's going to take several more to undo it. Perhaps I'm being too impatient... :waiting:
Thanks for your advice and encouragement!:agree:
