Anyone have any good drills/ideas/thoughts for working on streamlining off the wall? I've been concentrating on increasing the power in the dolphin kicks, but I know I need to work on my streamline, too. I know what I'm supposed to do (head down, squeeze ears with arm muscles, hand over hand, etc.) but find my technique falling apart as I tire during the workout.
I'm not very flexible, and find stretching my arms out to where I squeeze my ears sort of uncomfortable, or at least unnatural feeling, even when I'm fresh. That same position becomes more unnatural feeling as my arm muscles tire. I can hold it OK for a little while when I concentrate, but usually after a couple hundred meters I will "wake up" in a pushoff to find my elbws slightly bent and arms away from my head by a couple of inches, which I know is really inefficient.
I've been trying to just "assume the position" at home periodically, and incorporate it into my warmup stretching. I am self-coached, with no video opportunity -- but I know video would show a crummy steamline. I've watched the eeswim stuff, and can clearly see and visualize what a great streamline looks like, but mine's not there. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
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You said you have no video. Try to find someone who does have a video cam or ask around at the pool and see if someone will tape you if you pay for the tape. Offer to tape the camera owner in return for taping you.
You can review it on the spot right after you swim or there are some very inexpensive places you could take the tape and review it later without a camera. A coach has a bird's eye view and that's a perspective everyone needs. Below/under the water video of yourself is harder to get, but not impossible.
You said you have no video. Try to find someone who does have a video cam or ask around at the pool and see if someone will tape you if you pay for the tape. Offer to tape the camera owner in return for taping you.
You can review it on the spot right after you swim or there are some very inexpensive places you could take the tape and review it later without a camera. A coach has a bird's eye view and that's a perspective everyone needs. Below/under the water video of yourself is harder to get, but not impossible.
