Looking down

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 14:48:27 GMT

By "working hard," I meant that I am concentratign on that poimt while I'm swimming. Like drills

RE: Looking down

Michael Heather — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:34:17 GMT

You only need to "lift" your head if you can't see by looking forward through the water. Remember, TI teaches a very generic way to do things, simplified so that anyone can understand. Everyone has their own style. Spend more time enjoying the time in the water rather than ruining the experience for yourself by comparing Olympic Champions to your own swimming style. They don't worry how you swim.

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 05:18:04 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com I have been workong really hard on looking down & rotating through my hips. Now I have a moderate muscle strain in my lower neck. I even tried counting my hip rotation instead of hand entry like was mentioned in TI's electronic newletter. Any suggestions. Stop working so hard! Lifting your head is something you do, not something you don't, so you shouldn't need to work really hard at not doing it. Try relaxing your neck and see what happens.

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:46:02 GMT

I have been workong really hard on looking down & rotating through my hips. Now I have a moderate muscle strain in my lower neck. I even tried counting my hip rotation instead of hand entry like was mentioned in TI's electronic newletter. Any suggestions.

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:23:32 GMT

Originally posted by Jeff Commings If you have good buoyancy, then it's OK for you to raise your head on freestyle. The rest of us need to do everything we can to keep from sinking. But don't lift your head too much. It creates drag. I think Thorpe and Hackett have pretty good head positions. It's right on the neutral line. Not too far up, not too far down. Look at Hackett, he barely kicks. On one video I've been watching, he only kicks five times through 10 strokes. I can't find one European swimmer,except maybe Inge a long time ago when she trained in the US a lot, who actually rolls their hips. I looked at manyof the video clips on ee. swimming & WA swimming. It does seeem that they all do fqs though which seems to be made easier by their not rolling.

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:08:02 GMT

It also (IMHO) is somewhat of a leave over from the GREAT Janet Evans FLAT SWIMMING style.....She swam FLAT...and many years later most of her distance records still stand. I believe she was one of the greatest swimmers ever.....

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:35:24 GMT

Also, don't forget that Thorpe & Hackett have stunningly powerful kicks (I think Thorpe could tow a waterskier), which also lets them be a little more cavalier about head position than us mere mortals.

RE: Looking down

Former Member — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:55:47 GMT

Lifting your head makes your hips drop...creating more drag. Better to stay streamlined the whole time.

RE: Looking down

Jeff Commings — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:17:06 GMT

If you have good buoyancy, then it's OK for you to raise your head on freestyle. The rest of us need to do everything we can to keep from sinking. But don't lift your head too much. It creates drag. I think Thorpe and Hackett have pretty good head positions. It's right on the neutral line. Not too far up, not too far down.