Can anybody tell me what is the correct position for me to have my head/face whilst exhaling during bilateral breathing.On the third stroke I am trying to wait until I feel my fingers enter the water before I exhale and then move my head to the side to breathe in.:cool:
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"Pivot around your temple" is a confusing phrase, I should explain what I mean.
This was taught to me by Steven Rojka, at a swim clinic in Vancouver a few years ago. He noticed that I was 'dropping' my head as I returned it to the water after inhaling. My head would fall too low in the water and i would then have to lift it up to the neutral position.
The corrective practice was for me to concentrate on my 'temples' and try, when turning the head up to breath and then back into the water, not to allow the temples to raise up or drop down.
Focusing on this worked immediately and once in a while that old stroke flaw will come back and I found that this "focus point"helps to eliminate it.
I am looking for a phrase that is clearer in describing this, it is not really a "pivot", any ideas ?
"Pivot around your temple" is a confusing phrase, I should explain what I mean.
This was taught to me by Steven Rojka, at a swim clinic in Vancouver a few years ago. He noticed that I was 'dropping' my head as I returned it to the water after inhaling. My head would fall too low in the water and i would then have to lift it up to the neutral position.
The corrective practice was for me to concentrate on my 'temples' and try, when turning the head up to breath and then back into the water, not to allow the temples to raise up or drop down.
Focusing on this worked immediately and once in a while that old stroke flaw will come back and I found that this "focus point"helps to eliminate it.
I am looking for a phrase that is clearer in describing this, it is not really a "pivot", any ideas ?
