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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This is all very intersting for me. I am not a gifted athelete or speller so all of this is difficult for me. Four days ago I tried some of this in practice and was amazed at how my times went down, 3 seconds per 50, and stayed consistant for my hour. The next day my abdominal muscles were tender from the new technique. I then missed two days and went back to the pool and for the life of me could not get a good stroke or feel for the water. I could tell that my old stroke was back and was extremely ineffecient.
I am going to swim tomorrow and hope someone has a suggestion. This may be a case of I thought I was doing what I read but....
Have a great day
Paul
This is all very intersting for me. I am not a gifted athelete or speller so all of this is difficult for me. Four days ago I tried some of this in practice and was amazed at how my times went down, 3 seconds per 50, and stayed consistant for my hour. The next day my abdominal muscles were tender from the new technique. I then missed two days and went back to the pool and for the life of me could not get a good stroke or feel for the water. I could tell that my old stroke was back and was extremely ineffecient.
I am going to swim tomorrow and hope someone has a suggestion. This may be a case of I thought I was doing what I read but....
Have a great day
Paul
