In the overgrown jungle known as "the Fastest Age", this idea came up:
Originally posted by gull80
I thought that anchoring was more a figure of speech, although I did read in TI that your arms/shoulders are much less important than your core muscles (which I still find hard to believe).
I brought up the baseball pitcher analogy that is popular. Craig mentioned he knew of that example, but the pitcher gets to push off the ground. I gave a counter example of throwing in water polo (in an all-deep pool ;) ). At that point, we both got sucked back into... ah... another discussion.
I wanted to start this thread, to see if it would yield any interesting insights. I was talking to a Masters swimmer who went to a training camp at the Olympic Training Center, and she mentioned that the main emphasis was to engage the core muscles during your swim.
I'm certain that I am not using ideal power transfer. I hope that I am not misrepresenting Craig, in saying he is not sure about how this is done.
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My daughter is getting some extra private coaching right now, and they are working a lot on what I would consider core. Body balance, the stroke starts from the hip, and other things I don't quite get, but seem to be about the core. I watch what they do with her and take it into the pool with me, but with no one to watch, I may or may not be getting it. Sometimes I feel it, sometimes not.
I would be interested in a discussion of this sort that does not roam off topic!
My daughter is getting some extra private coaching right now, and they are working a lot on what I would consider core. Body balance, the stroke starts from the hip, and other things I don't quite get, but seem to be about the core. I watch what they do with her and take it into the pool with me, but with no one to watch, I may or may not be getting it. Sometimes I feel it, sometimes not.
I would be interested in a discussion of this sort that does not roam off topic!
