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
When you get it right, you might swim a time that will surprise -- maybe even shock -- you, and wonder how you managed to do it without hurting.
One thing I enjoy about this forum is that I can take bits and pieces of advice to improve my swimming, or to wreck it completely.
But, Terry, sometimes your posts come across as a bit preachy and holier than thou. It's quite obvious you have a passion and certainly some expertise in swimming. However, I also think it is entirely possible to swim quite fast, be in as much or little pain as possible, and have no interest in TI, and that's completely fine.
Personally, some pain "hurts so good."
When you get it right, you might swim a time that will surprise -- maybe even shock -- you, and wonder how you managed to do it without hurting.
One thing I enjoy about this forum is that I can take bits and pieces of advice to improve my swimming, or to wreck it completely.
But, Terry, sometimes your posts come across as a bit preachy and holier than thou. It's quite obvious you have a passion and certainly some expertise in swimming. However, I also think it is entirely possible to swim quite fast, be in as much or little pain as possible, and have no interest in TI, and that's completely fine.
Personally, some pain "hurts so good."
