Hi again,
I hope this doesn't annoy anyone but if there's any feedback on my backstroke please feel free to share.
This isn't my fast pace; I can sustain this pace for a set of 4X200yds, which is what I was doing although the video is truncated.
vimeo.com/250672469
Thanks in advance,
arrieros,
This is more helpful than the first video. An even better orientation would be from the side and underwater.
IMO, your pulling pattern needs some adjustment. It looks like your hand stays very deep throughout the pull and, it is possible you are pushing water mostly towards the bottom. If you look at some Youtube video of Lochte and Welsh, you will see that they get a solid catch at the front of the stroke and the pulling pattern includes the hand getting very close to the surface before finishing in a downward direction. Your hand looks to start deep and get even deeper.
The result is little acceleration towards the end of the pull plus making rotation much more difficult.
It is quite difficult to verbalize what it should look like, so I usually tell my swimmers to feel like they are grabbing a softball and throwing it side arm towards their feet. You will need someone watching to give you feedback about your arm orientation. I find it helps to let your hips be a little lower in the water (1-2") because it will make it easier to get upper body rotation. You will feel like you are sitting and that is ok to help you change the pulling pattern.
Another way to think about the catch on backstroke is that it is exactly like the catch on freestyle - except you rotate 90 degrees from your stomach to your back and your palm faces in a different direction.
I think your shimmer is pretty good - could be a bit more amplitude to gain a little more power.
Hope this helps and Good Luck.
Paul
arrieros,
This is more helpful than the first video. An even better orientation would be from the side and underwater.
IMO, your pulling pattern needs some adjustment. It looks like your hand stays very deep throughout the pull and, it is possible you are pushing water mostly towards the bottom. If you look at some Youtube video of Lochte and Welsh, you will see that they get a solid catch at the front of the stroke and the pulling pattern includes the hand getting very close to the surface before finishing in a downward direction. Your hand looks to start deep and get even deeper.
The result is little acceleration towards the end of the pull plus making rotation much more difficult.
It is quite difficult to verbalize what it should look like, so I usually tell my swimmers to feel like they are grabbing a softball and throwing it side arm towards their feet. You will need someone watching to give you feedback about your arm orientation. I find it helps to let your hips be a little lower in the water (1-2") because it will make it easier to get upper body rotation. You will feel like you are sitting and that is ok to help you change the pulling pattern.
Another way to think about the catch on backstroke is that it is exactly like the catch on freestyle - except you rotate 90 degrees from your stomach to your back and your palm faces in a different direction.
I think your shimmer is pretty good - could be a bit more amplitude to gain a little more power.
Hope this helps and Good Luck.
Paul
