Please critique my freestyle and help improve my stroke.
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Been couple of years or so since I posted a video here, or for that matter, looked at a video of my freestyle. Didn't realize this before, and was horribly surprised! Here is what I noticed.
1. The stretched out arm (that is, the non-breathing side arm) cross over the mid-line. It is almost like the non-breathing side stretches out over the mid-line, to help in the breathing. Terrible! I thought I had fixed this! To my untrained eye I am thinking at least the other side is OK?
2. My legs are all screwy! Used to have a horrible case of scissor legs, even while that seems to be gotten better, however, the legs currently are terribly ungainly and lacks any sense of rhythm. Why is this?
3. Do I roll OK. Am I rolling too much, and consequently, having the wacky leg movement?
4. Please do help identify anything else that ailing my stroke.
Please critique my stroke and suggest some drills I could do to help get over the nasty, inelegant stroke on display. (The last time I had suggestions of learning bilateral breathing for better balance from this forum, and at least I have gotten to do that comfortably)
Thanks for your patience and help.
Venkatesh
Thanks everyone for your attention, and for the drill idea by flystorms (been practice a change in timing); much appreciated. Have a couple of follow up questions.
1. As an aside: am I rolling (like on a barbecue spit) sufficiently, or am I over doing it? My thinking: I think I am doing just fine, for I roll just enough to get my arms out of the water. Am I wrong? My concern is I may be rolling too much, and hence, may be ANOTHER reason for my screwy legs. Expert and experienced swimmer thoughts, please?
2. Regarding keeping the torso as a single unit. To get this going, I have been advised previously in the forum to scrunch my butt and/or suck my navel towards the back. Both I find particularly difficult to sustain, beyond a few strokes off the wall or may be a few strokes. Any other cues, ideas, or tips that may help to accomplish this?
Thanks again for your help.
Venkatesh
Thanks everyone for your attention, and for the drill idea by flystorms (been practice a change in timing); much appreciated. Have a couple of follow up questions.
1. As an aside: am I rolling (like on a barbecue spit) sufficiently, or am I over doing it? My thinking: I think I am doing just fine, for I roll just enough to get my arms out of the water. Am I wrong? My concern is I may be rolling too much, and hence, may be ANOTHER reason for my screwy legs. Expert and experienced swimmer thoughts, please?
2. Regarding keeping the torso as a single unit. To get this going, I have been advised previously in the forum to scrunch my butt and/or suck my navel towards the back. Both I find particularly difficult to sustain, beyond a few strokes off the wall or may be a few strokes. Any other cues, ideas, or tips that may help to accomplish this?
Thanks again for your help.
Venkatesh
