Matt,
Sorry if my first two words don't neatly correspond with the feel good about yourself 90's kind of schooling, where it is apparently not important to read the entirety of the post you are mocking.
I have the fishtail problem quite frequently and need reminders from my coach that it exists. The two main problems are: lack of sufficient kick thrust and lack of sufficient body roll. Either or both will result in fishtailing. It happens usually in longer distances where kicking is somewhat suppressed as a method for forward motion (but still necessary for stroke balance).
If one is already kicking, fishtailing is rarely a problem. Kicking harder (or perhaps more accurately, at all) will help solve it. Body roll is even more effective. Just because a solution is simple should not remove it from the arena of possibility.
Working hard is not a sin, not thinking is. I despise the latter and hold highly the former.
Matt,
Sorry if my first two words don't neatly correspond with the feel good about yourself 90's kind of schooling, where it is apparently not important to read the entirety of the post you are mocking.
I have the fishtail problem quite frequently and need reminders from my coach that it exists. The two main problems are: lack of sufficient kick thrust and lack of sufficient body roll. Either or both will result in fishtailing. It happens usually in longer distances where kicking is somewhat suppressed as a method for forward motion (but still necessary for stroke balance).
If one is already kicking, fishtailing is rarely a problem. Kicking harder (or perhaps more accurately, at all) will help solve it. Body roll is even more effective. Just because a solution is simple should not remove it from the arena of possibility.
Working hard is not a sin, not thinking is. I despise the latter and hold highly the former.
