ok, I've been working on my free stroke quite a bit, but still feel like something's off. My coach said that when done correctly it should feel like my front hand is getting pulled through the water, and that there should not be and resistance felt on that hand.
Well, I still feel resistance most of the time and I'm wondering if I'm leaning on the hand too much, or perhaps my head position is not correct.. Does anyone know what i'm talking about or any ways to correct this?
thanks,
Jeanette.
ps.. we used the stretch cords in practice last night for the first time. It was so much fun! (well at least the coming back from the far wall was) lol.. Has anyone else used these and what do you think of them?
You want to feel resistance on your hands as you press them through the water when you're swimming.
your head position should be neutral,
don't look up
don't look down,
keep in mind, when you're swimming through the water, your body creates a profile like a pipe, any time one body part goes up, another body part goes down. When you lift your head, it lowers another part of your body creating a larger diameter to your pipe/body. Lifting your head acts like a brake. Besides neutral takes less effort. This concept applies to every stroke. It's especially important in breastroke and butterfly.
Ande
Originally posted by jswim
ok, I've been working on my free stroke quite a bit, but still feel like something's off. My coach said that when done correctly it should feel like my front hand is getting pulled through the water, and that there should not be and resistance felt on that hand.
Well, I still feel resistance most of the time and I'm wondering if I'm leaning on the hand too much, or perhaps my head position is not correct.. Does anyone know what i'm talking about or any ways to correct this?
thanks,
Jeanette.
ps.. we used the stretch cords in practice last night for the first time. It was so much fun! (well at least the coming back from the far wall was) lol.. Has anyone else used these and what do you think of them?
You want to feel resistance on your hands as you press them through the water when you're swimming.
your head position should be neutral,
don't look up
don't look down,
keep in mind, when you're swimming through the water, your body creates a profile like a pipe, any time one body part goes up, another body part goes down. When you lift your head, it lowers another part of your body creating a larger diameter to your pipe/body. Lifting your head acts like a brake. Besides neutral takes less effort. This concept applies to every stroke. It's especially important in breastroke and butterfly.
Ande
Originally posted by jswim
ok, I've been working on my free stroke quite a bit, but still feel like something's off. My coach said that when done correctly it should feel like my front hand is getting pulled through the water, and that there should not be and resistance felt on that hand.
Well, I still feel resistance most of the time and I'm wondering if I'm leaning on the hand too much, or perhaps my head position is not correct.. Does anyone know what i'm talking about or any ways to correct this?
thanks,
Jeanette.
ps.. we used the stretch cords in practice last night for the first time. It was so much fun! (well at least the coming back from the far wall was) lol.. Has anyone else used these and what do you think of them?
