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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Help with freestyle technique!</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/12887/help-with-freestyle-technique</link><description>Hello everyone, I&amp;#39;m writing this topic in order to ask for your help with my freestyle technique.

It had been something like 6 years since I quit swimming and now I&amp;#39;ve returned 5-6 months ago. I took part of a competition last week and despite I felt</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Help with freestyle technique!</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/202939?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:30:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:2d74ea19-9333-427c-b37b-e9224efcda4c</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>It certainly isn&amp;#39;t bad.  You look like you&amp;#39;re spinning your wheels a bit - not surprising, I&amp;#39;m just back in the water after 6 years and I notice the same thing when I sprint.  I think your biggest thing is just going to be consistency and getting back that feel for the water you probably used to have.

The only specific thing I&amp;#39;d say would be to focus on staying patient with your pull and front-quadrant swimming (&lt;a href="http://www.feelforthewater.com/2014/09/clearing-up-confusion-about-front.html)"&gt;www.feelforthewater.com/.../clearing-up-confusion-about-front.html)&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you very much for your help!&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Help with freestyle technique!</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/202934?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:16:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3836a2f0-02db-4264-b595-9d540489ff31</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Enge</dc:creator><description>It certainly isn&amp;#39;t bad.  You look like you&amp;#39;re spinning your wheels a bit - not surprising, I&amp;#39;m just back in the water after 6 years and I notice the same thing when I sprint.  I think your biggest thing is just going to be consistency and getting back that feel for the water you probably used to have.

The only specific thing I&amp;#39;d say would be to focus on staying patient with your pull and front-quadrant swimming (&lt;a href="http://www.feelforthewater.com/2014/09/clearing-up-confusion-about-front.html)"&gt;www.feelforthewater.com/.../clearing-up-confusion-about-front.html)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>