I finally made it to one of the local coached workouts and all in all it was a pretty positive experience. One of the comments about my stroke was that my hand entered the water in-line with the crown of my head. I was told that it should enter more in line with my shoulder. I've been practicing with this for the past 2 1/2 weeks and it seems to have negatively affected my roll and my stroke count. I can't seem to get a good glide at the end of my stroke, and when I roll, my arm is out away from my head and seems to be creating more drag. Am I missing something here? Was I told partial info? incorrect info? or am I not looking at the problem correctly?
Thanks John
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Originally posted by breastroker
When I got my copy, I read it cover to cover. I was appalled at many things (esp. breaststroke) and called many top coaches who also read "Swimming Fastest". It is now a 5 pound door stop.
Thanks for clearing that up. We live in an old house, and we're always looking for doorstops.
I bought my copy of Swimming Fastest when I read in The Swim Coaching Bible (another doorstop?) that Mike Bottom recommended Swimming Even Faster as his textbook. Maglischo may not be the final authority, but he supports his conclusions with data, has an extensive list of references after each chapter, and clearly identifies controversial areas. C'mon, "wrong in almost all of his assumptions"? That's 744 pages of wrong assumptions.
My point was that using a catchup style with a glide will result in deceleration, which is something we want to minimize if we want to go faster. I don't think you can look at a still frame of someone swimming freestyle and conclude that there should be a glide phase in the stroke.
Originally posted by breastroker
When I got my copy, I read it cover to cover. I was appalled at many things (esp. breaststroke) and called many top coaches who also read "Swimming Fastest". It is now a 5 pound door stop.
Thanks for clearing that up. We live in an old house, and we're always looking for doorstops.
I bought my copy of Swimming Fastest when I read in The Swim Coaching Bible (another doorstop?) that Mike Bottom recommended Swimming Even Faster as his textbook. Maglischo may not be the final authority, but he supports his conclusions with data, has an extensive list of references after each chapter, and clearly identifies controversial areas. C'mon, "wrong in almost all of his assumptions"? That's 744 pages of wrong assumptions.
My point was that using a catchup style with a glide will result in deceleration, which is something we want to minimize if we want to go faster. I don't think you can look at a still frame of someone swimming freestyle and conclude that there should be a glide phase in the stroke.
