I have been working on Emmetts advice for a couple of months now and I can feel a big difference in water resistance. I had a big surprise today. The pool is now long course and has switched from yards to meters. If your intersted 100 meters equals 109.4 yards. I had not done a timed 100 free set in a long time but did one today. I was able to do a set of 10X100 meters long course free today with one minute rest in the same time as I did a 100 yard free in the short course pool two months ago. I was very happy. No I am not going to embrass myself by posting the time but I was excited.
Emmett is correct that if you anchor your pull and use the long axis of your body to rotate around it will make a big difference. I have not figured out how to compare stroke counts yet because of the pool differences but I am sure it was less. Now if I could do it ALL the time. Some days I can not hit the right rythmn but I keep trying. I might even have to buy that book by a certain swim coach.
Thanks a lot Emmett for your advice. You are helping me figure out what is missing in my stroke since I got old.
Have a great day
Paul
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I have found that having tried the advice of anchoring your front arm as suggested by Emmett Hine, I have drastically reduced my stroke count when I leave my front arm out in front and then wait for the stroking arm to come to the front as well before I begin my stroke with the arm that was out in the front in the beginning.It has meant that my stroke count for a 25m lap has come down to 16/17,which is very good for me.However,although I feel more comfortable swimming like that, it has meant that my lap time has gone the other way by about 7/8 seconds.If I continue to work on this style of "Front Quadrant Swimming" will my time come down again without sacrificing any of the benefit of my improved stroke length??:D
I have found that having tried the advice of anchoring your front arm as suggested by Emmett Hine, I have drastically reduced my stroke count when I leave my front arm out in front and then wait for the stroking arm to come to the front as well before I begin my stroke with the arm that was out in the front in the beginning.It has meant that my stroke count for a 25m lap has come down to 16/17,which is very good for me.However,although I feel more comfortable swimming like that, it has meant that my lap time has gone the other way by about 7/8 seconds.If I continue to work on this style of "Front Quadrant Swimming" will my time come down again without sacrificing any of the benefit of my improved stroke length??:D
