Does anyone use the same arm motion in freestyle that is used in butterfly? I can't seem to get the arm motion for free. Some use what looks like a windmill motion, some use a very straight "V" position, some use the fingertip drag motion. Should the shoulders completely rotate? I think my arm entry has a lot to do with my struggles in the free.
Hmm. I'll see if that could be my problem. When do you take a breath?
To my right. When I need air. :) I can generally see my right arm as I'm breathing. I think that makes me a late breather. I no longer have my right arm pushing my face back in the water, so I think I'm better than I was a few years ago.
A couple things which help me:
no breath drills - I hate (hate hate) snorkels, but do a lot of one- or two-breath easy 25s, focusing on my form. Since my breathing interrupts my stroke a bit, this helps me focus on my left arm.
more front quadrant stroke - EVF is pretty trivial for me when doing catch-up drills. Dropping back to a front quadrant stroke keeps my left arm from being "lazy." There's not as much time for it to complete its stroke so I tend to pull straight through with a bit better form. There's less of a hitch in my left arm stroke.
Hmm. I'll see if that could be my problem. When do you take a breath?
To my right. When I need air. :) I can generally see my right arm as I'm breathing. I think that makes me a late breather. I no longer have my right arm pushing my face back in the water, so I think I'm better than I was a few years ago.
A couple things which help me:
no breath drills - I hate (hate hate) snorkels, but do a lot of one- or two-breath easy 25s, focusing on my form. Since my breathing interrupts my stroke a bit, this helps me focus on my left arm.
more front quadrant stroke - EVF is pretty trivial for me when doing catch-up drills. Dropping back to a front quadrant stroke keeps my left arm from being "lazy." There's not as much time for it to complete its stroke so I tend to pull straight through with a bit better form. There's less of a hitch in my left arm stroke.
