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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Thanks George. That is basically what I try and do. To avoid crossing the centerline with my hand I tend to push the whole arms outward and then I start the I movement. This is my right arm. My left arm come straight down and backward due to my "imbalanced" stroke where I favor my right arm as I breathe to the left. By straight I obviously mean with the slight angle at the elbow. On a thread of Ande's there was the advice to make sure and push with your hand backwards towards your thigh. This is where I have a difficulty. I tend to do as you do, and start recovery from the crotch. Thanks, let's see what other will say. You didn't say if I should stick to perfect technique or could I go all out for it in the 50 meter race? billy fanstone
Thanks George. That is basically what I try and do. To avoid crossing the centerline with my hand I tend to push the whole arms outward and then I start the I movement. This is my right arm. My left arm come straight down and backward due to my "imbalanced" stroke where I favor my right arm as I breathe to the left. By straight I obviously mean with the slight angle at the elbow. On a thread of Ande's there was the advice to make sure and push with your hand backwards towards your thigh. This is where I have a difficulty. I tend to do as you do, and start recovery from the crotch. Thanks, let's see what other will say. You didn't say if I should stick to perfect technique or could I go all out for it in the 50 meter race? billy fanstone
