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?!
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So far, i've tried out 3 master groups. Two was extremely good in giving each lane different sets to do. One was actually really really cool coz he knows that i'm stupid and explains everything to me and instead of 8x100 (which for the life of me cannot do), he'll say do 5x100.
The last one that I tried out was an assistant coach, I honestly think she is not that good. I told her at the beginning that I'm very slow and I know breaststroke and can barely swim freestyle. My first drill set was 4x100 in 6 minutes, i was like, wtf? So i swam my 6 min, however many meters i did. Then she said 200 meters IM, okay, dude, i just told you i don't know how to do 1/2 of those strokes.
Very discouraging and demoralizing to not be able to finish the sets, you are absolutely right.
However, the head coach was on vacation, and he'll be back next week, and he has stroke clinic 3 x a week, I'll try to go to those and see what I can gain.
So far, i've tried out 3 master groups. Two was extremely good in giving each lane different sets to do. One was actually really really cool coz he knows that i'm stupid and explains everything to me and instead of 8x100 (which for the life of me cannot do), he'll say do 5x100.
The last one that I tried out was an assistant coach, I honestly think she is not that good. I told her at the beginning that I'm very slow and I know breaststroke and can barely swim freestyle. My first drill set was 4x100 in 6 minutes, i was like, wtf? So i swam my 6 min, however many meters i did. Then she said 200 meters IM, okay, dude, i just told you i don't know how to do 1/2 of those strokes.
Very discouraging and demoralizing to not be able to finish the sets, you are absolutely right.
However, the head coach was on vacation, and he'll be back next week, and he has stroke clinic 3 x a week, I'll try to go to those and see what I can gain.
