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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Just an observation: Water is not solid but it does have a resistance to it. Admittedly far less than pushing against a solid, but it will allow to you briefly use force against it before it moves away.
It seems to me that both sides of this debate aren't so far apart except in terminology and its usage.
Well summarized Leonard. Thanks.
And yes the reason why I continue to believe in core body rotation generated power is the one you just mentionned : Water does have enough resistance to have solid anchor points in it.
Thanks (nice to meet you by the way)
Just an observation: Water is not solid but it does have a resistance to it. Admittedly far less than pushing against a solid, but it will allow to you briefly use force against it before it moves away.
It seems to me that both sides of this debate aren't so far apart except in terminology and its usage.
Well summarized Leonard. Thanks.
And yes the reason why I continue to believe in core body rotation generated power is the one you just mentionned : Water does have enough resistance to have solid anchor points in it.
Thanks (nice to meet you by the way)
