I've tried really hard for the past week or so, granted no one ever taught me how to swim freestyle, i tried by observing others and reading here along with books, videos, etc.
So far I've tried- really reach for the light bulb method from one of the DVD forgot the name, where you try to swim on a streamline position, rotate through my hips, elbows high, fingertips dragging along water surface.
My coach told me to try to keep my chin close to my chest and rotate that way - tried that and I drink water.
Sculling and try to pretend that i'm pushing water behind me and pulling myself forward, none of this help.
My stroke count is horrid at 25-26 per 25 meter, and I'm slow as a snail.
Is there anything else I can do? I'm already swimming with the masters class and i am not sure keep pushing myself to do the sets will get me anywhere?
Thanks for letting me rant, but maybe i'm just hopeless?!
I cannot answer your TI question, but there were many, many times when I began that I did every other time because I could not make the send off.
Also, does the coach give different level send-offs. Because if the coach is not doing this and everyone is on the same send-off, maybe you could have a suggestion that there be different send-offs for different levels. It is harder for the coach, but there is no way I could make the send offs some people on this board make, and there is no way some people in my group could make my send-offs. We had a coach who only gave one send-off, geared toward the fastest lane, and this really frustrated the slower people. So when a new coach came in, and asked, how do you want work-outs set up, overwhelmingly, everyone said, by levels.
I cannot answer your TI question, but there were many, many times when I began that I did every other time because I could not make the send off.
Also, does the coach give different level send-offs. Because if the coach is not doing this and everyone is on the same send-off, maybe you could have a suggestion that there be different send-offs for different levels. It is harder for the coach, but there is no way I could make the send offs some people on this board make, and there is no way some people in my group could make my send-offs. We had a coach who only gave one send-off, geared toward the fastest lane, and this really frustrated the slower people. So when a new coach came in, and asked, how do you want work-outs set up, overwhelmingly, everyone said, by levels.
