Hi, I have to say that I am somewhat confused about whether or not ,when I am doing freestyle ,if I should roll my body and rotate my hips.My Masters coach has said that the body should stay flat and that I should just roll my shoulders when I stroke and keep my hips flat.For me this means that my stroke length is shorter when I do this and also my time is slower.Can anyone please enlighten me.
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Mark thanks for your comments, I coach in Brecon mid wales,on tues night 9pm on, if you are ever in this area contact me.
If you really want to master the roll in free to a great level of sophistication then you should do a lot of backstroke. The correct roll and shoulder movement necessary to do this well will teach you how to do it in free. It is no accident that many of the best freestylers in the world were top backstrokers first. Aleksandre Popov is the best example.
His video " Popov whats the limit " is great. I am not sure where to find this in the UK. My copy is from Canada. A web search should reveal it. I would caution that learning from Videos or books can cause problems as we tend to exagerate the teaching points when we are in the pool.
This is where a good coach is invaluable as they can see what you specifically need for your stroke. There are lots of links to good info on this site, the zoomers site is very informative as well. Go to www.zoomers.net for this.
Mark thanks for your comments, I coach in Brecon mid wales,on tues night 9pm on, if you are ever in this area contact me.
If you really want to master the roll in free to a great level of sophistication then you should do a lot of backstroke. The correct roll and shoulder movement necessary to do this well will teach you how to do it in free. It is no accident that many of the best freestylers in the world were top backstrokers first. Aleksandre Popov is the best example.
His video " Popov whats the limit " is great. I am not sure where to find this in the UK. My copy is from Canada. A web search should reveal it. I would caution that learning from Videos or books can cause problems as we tend to exagerate the teaching points when we are in the pool.
This is where a good coach is invaluable as they can see what you specifically need for your stroke. There are lots of links to good info on this site, the zoomers site is very informative as well. Go to www.zoomers.net for this.
