Coaches will always tell you on the two short axis strokes of breaststroke and butterfly, never pull into a turn. Always kick into the turn. By adjusting your stroke about 5 meters out, looking at the wall, you will automatically adjust and come into the wall with all the power of the breaststroke kick.
But what if you are at the Olympics and you have misjudged the turn. Your kick has finished too far out and you have to pull into the wall. What do you do? Why cheat of course!
Check out the mpeg video called bossini2004a.mpeg at swimfastest.net/.../athens2004.html
This video of Paolo Bossini and Kitajima in heat 4 of the 200 ***, shows the start of the race, where both Bossini and Kitajima have some loose legs but not actual dolphin kicks like what Kitajima did in the 100.
What is interesting is at frames 700-731 (23.357 to 24.358 sec) which distinctly shows a downwards dolphin and eddy to push him (Bossini) into the turn faster. His kick ended at frames 653 (21.788 sec) and he is pulling into a turn, which every breaststroker knows is a no no.
So to keep himself up he dolphins into the turn.
This is how you cheat at the Olympics:mad:
Avery Lee's video processing tool VirtualDub www186.pair.com/.../index.html
This will allow you to move the slider and go frame by frame.
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I have been looking at bossini2004a.mpeg at swimfastest.net/.../athen...2004.html
Kitijima also dolphins on the start, actually dives in with his knees up, as he is entering the water. He then has a huge down kick off that, then the dolphin at the start of the pull down. Check him out at bossini2004a. He is right behind Bossini (black full body) in the white jammers and white cap. Watch from frames 43 to 60, this is the "Magic Surge" that PowerStarts talks about. At frame 43 his legs are at 90 degrees to his body, not exactly what coaches teach for streamline into the dive. Then look at frame 140 where he lifts his legs while in streamline, before the underwater pull starts. He then adds a smaller dolphin between 155 and 170.
Talk about a smooth CHEATER. Note he is in clear water the next turn, so from 790 to 1070 he does not dolphin! After all the fuss about his CHEATING in the 100, he still got away with a little dolphin off the start pulldown.
Now the "Magic Surge" at http://www.quickgetaway.com/
teaches what Kitajima does off the start, use your steep entry to then surge forwards as you go from nearly a 45 degree angle to the water to parallel to the waters surface. Kitijima adds this huge dolphin kick less than a tenth of a second after his feet hit the water. Because of the splash of entry no one above can see his "Magic Surge". This should be copied by all freestylers and butterfliers as it is legal and gets you ahead of competitors immediately.
I am not really sure if this is legal in breaststroke as some would argue that it is a part of the start. But section 101.2.3 (Masters)clearly states a scissors, flutter, or a downward butterfly kick is not permitted.
How about the prince of darkness rulling on this?
I have been looking at bossini2004a.mpeg at swimfastest.net/.../athen...2004.html
Kitijima also dolphins on the start, actually dives in with his knees up, as he is entering the water. He then has a huge down kick off that, then the dolphin at the start of the pull down. Check him out at bossini2004a. He is right behind Bossini (black full body) in the white jammers and white cap. Watch from frames 43 to 60, this is the "Magic Surge" that PowerStarts talks about. At frame 43 his legs are at 90 degrees to his body, not exactly what coaches teach for streamline into the dive. Then look at frame 140 where he lifts his legs while in streamline, before the underwater pull starts. He then adds a smaller dolphin between 155 and 170.
Talk about a smooth CHEATER. Note he is in clear water the next turn, so from 790 to 1070 he does not dolphin! After all the fuss about his CHEATING in the 100, he still got away with a little dolphin off the start pulldown.
Now the "Magic Surge" at http://www.quickgetaway.com/
teaches what Kitajima does off the start, use your steep entry to then surge forwards as you go from nearly a 45 degree angle to the water to parallel to the waters surface. Kitijima adds this huge dolphin kick less than a tenth of a second after his feet hit the water. Because of the splash of entry no one above can see his "Magic Surge". This should be copied by all freestylers and butterfliers as it is legal and gets you ahead of competitors immediately.
I am not really sure if this is legal in breaststroke as some would argue that it is a part of the start. But section 101.2.3 (Masters)clearly states a scissors, flutter, or a downward butterfly kick is not permitted.
How about the prince of darkness rulling on this?
