I am trying to improve my freestyle. I have been working on balance,timing,counting strokes.
When watching videos of world classs swimmers, I noticed that on swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, that their arm in the water is fully extended(straight) and angled below the corresponding shoulder. It looks as though the arm that is about to catch the water is angled to where it points towards where the pool wall and pool bottom meet. Not pointed directly down but not pointed directly straight out from the shoulder to the wall.
It seems like most of the best freestylers have their extended arms pointed below their bottom shoulder at an angle before the pull. This also appears to only happen once they have finished the rotation to that side.
Has anyone else noticed this or am I way off?
Thanks,
David
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Terry,
Thank you for your reply and suggestions. I will start working on your recommendations tonight.
I was struck by what I saw on the swims. The better freestylers had that angle on their entering arms, while swimmers that were less efficient drove their arms straight forward,even scooped them back towards the surface.
Looking forward to trying these ideas.
Thank You,
David
Terry,
Thank you for your reply and suggestions. I will start working on your recommendations tonight.
I was struck by what I saw on the swims. The better freestylers had that angle on their entering arms, while swimmers that were less efficient drove their arms straight forward,even scooped them back towards the surface.
Looking forward to trying these ideas.
Thank You,
David
