OK...it appears I may be somewhat dated in my thinking regarding the optimal head position for freestyle. I have always used the 'where the water meets the hairline is the correct head position'...of course that's assuming you have a hairline. I have noticed this Phelps kid (man, he's quick) lowers his head in the freestyle.
Can someone shed some light on the correct psoition or is it one of those 'it depends' answer.
WOW!! Thanks for the quick lessons...I have been converted!!
LK 1/16/04 2:35 PM EST
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Matt is absolutely right, the best is Swimming Made Easy.
It is funny, Terry has slightly modified his drills, and mainstream coaches have adopted many of his drills and put new names to them.
For the short axis strokes I never put as much emphasis on head lead body dolphin as he did. I usually go straight to hand lead. The swimmers can't cheat as much by swimming underwater:p
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Matt is absolutely right, the best is Swimming Made Easy.
It is funny, Terry has slightly modified his drills, and mainstream coaches have adopted many of his drills and put new names to them.
For the short axis strokes I never put as much emphasis on head lead body dolphin as he did. I usually go straight to hand lead. The swimmers can't cheat as much by swimming underwater:p
