Just wondering. How many of y'all are using the front quadrant swimming technique? I have been using the book and DVD-Total Immersion and trying to adjust my stroke. When I do the stroke correctly it is so much easier-effortless. I feel like I am able to reduce the drag I create when swimming the way I was taught to swim years ago. I'm interested in anyone's experience with FQS. Thanks:)
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I've heard coaches argue that the power created by kicking makes a " temporary platform" on which the roll can be created. I don't know if this is true or not. Also, when I've done set where I'm thinking of hip roll, I find that itis almost as if my hips are pushing against the water. I have wondered if the batting or golf swing comparison are really all that accurate because swimmers are in a very different position than either and are pushing and reaching in differnet ways.
Some swimmers roll a great deal, some are barely able to get their hips out of the way as their arm passes next them. I have a rather large shoudler roll. also, my hips do roll. Right now I find that I get the best pressure moving backwards if I think of collapsing like condensing a spring my shoulder as I begin to push back.
Look at swiim.ee videos. You'll see some swimmers really working fqs. There is a wonderful clip of thorpe doing straight arm recovery. There are clips of him really rollling. Also some good looks at Popov.
I've heard coaches argue that the power created by kicking makes a " temporary platform" on which the roll can be created. I don't know if this is true or not. Also, when I've done set where I'm thinking of hip roll, I find that itis almost as if my hips are pushing against the water. I have wondered if the batting or golf swing comparison are really all that accurate because swimmers are in a very different position than either and are pushing and reaching in differnet ways.
Some swimmers roll a great deal, some are barely able to get their hips out of the way as their arm passes next them. I have a rather large shoudler roll. also, my hips do roll. Right now I find that I get the best pressure moving backwards if I think of collapsing like condensing a spring my shoulder as I begin to push back.
Look at swiim.ee videos. You'll see some swimmers really working fqs. There is a wonderful clip of thorpe doing straight arm recovery. There are clips of him really rollling. Also some good looks at Popov.
