Not sure if this goes in this forum or not, but I could really use some help on this. I finally have got my freestyle times to be below 40 sec. consistenly for 50 yds (i know it's slow but it's the fastest I've ever been personally), and now I would like my backstroke times to come down. I feel like I've tried everything I know to make them faster and I'm feeling kind of stuck. I do some interval training but they still seem to be in the mid-40's for 50 yds. I think I roll enough (I show my shoulder on every stroke) and my kick is decent, but when I kick hard, I feel like I sink. I've tried everything that I can think of and all kinds of combinations of kicking and arm speed to get myself to go faster and no matter what I do, I still can't get my times to come down. So anyway, now that I'm done complaining (sorry)I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help me out? Thanx a bunch!!
~Kyra
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i agree w/ the above post, keep your head back, it will help you float better.
keep your hips up! (push them upwards)
just keep working hard on your drills and work your butt off... you gotta manage a good mesh b/t quality and quantity.
work on your starts/turn/finishes... streamline and underwater kick are both so imporant.
if you look at a backstroker from the side (underwater), the pull is in the form of a wide W, pull that water!
keep your fingers together, you don't any water to slip through your fingers!
i agree w/ the above post, keep your head back, it will help you float better.
keep your hips up! (push them upwards)
just keep working hard on your drills and work your butt off... you gotta manage a good mesh b/t quality and quantity.
work on your starts/turn/finishes... streamline and underwater kick are both so imporant.
if you look at a backstroker from the side (underwater), the pull is in the form of a wide W, pull that water!
keep your fingers together, you don't any water to slip through your fingers!
