Hello everyone,
New guy here and fairly new to proper swimming (as in swimming with correct technique)
I have an instructor who is great and I've been taking lesson's for about four months now. I'm struggling with all strokes unfortunately but the one stroke giving me the most difficulty is freestyle :bitching:
Here are my issues:
-Not enough rotation of the torso/pulling with lats
-I tend to stick my head out of the water rather than sideways when I come up for air
-When I come up for air, I lose whatever tempo I had with my legs and I start kicking faster
-I find it hard to keep my hips up whilst kicking
I'm having a hard time piecing all the elements together. Separately I can execute each component decently, but when I put it all together, my kicking feels scurried, I'm using all arms and not enough back, when I start running out of breath I panic, etc. and it makes for very messy swimming and lots of wasted energy.
Any advice/tips/help would be greatly appreciated!
What does your instructor suggest you do?
Have you tried swimming with a pull buoy to take the legs and sinking hips out of the equation? A buoy will allow you to work on rotation, breathing and pulling while also aiding in keeping your body in the proper position to the water's surface, parallel. This isn't a universal rule but at your level, I'd try to focus on keeping one eye under the water when you rotate to breathe. Also, pressing your torso down into the water a bit will help to bring up your legs and hips.
What does your instructor suggest you do?
Have you tried swimming with a pull buoy to take the legs and sinking hips out of the equation? A buoy will allow you to work on rotation, breathing and pulling while also aiding in keeping your body in the proper position to the water's surface, parallel. This isn't a universal rule but at your level, I'd try to focus on keeping one eye under the water when you rotate to breathe. Also, pressing your torso down into the water a bit will help to bring up your legs and hips.
