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
Geek:
I don't agree with your last post. Ande's blog focuses mostly on his workouts and his individual progress with some responses to questions. I'd rather hear Terry's suggestions on a particular stroke question raised by a thread than searching through what could be a long blog on lost of topics.
My strokes are not "effortless" (and I don't have a 2 beat kick) but I sure would like to improve or modify them -- especially if doing so saves my shoulders. I get more info from this website than from my coach. So I appreciate the input and weigh over all the suggestions, knowing that some might not be right for me and some could really help.
Leslie
Geek:
I don't agree with your last post. Ande's blog focuses mostly on his workouts and his individual progress with some responses to questions. I'd rather hear Terry's suggestions on a particular stroke question raised by a thread than searching through what could be a long blog on lost of topics.
My strokes are not "effortless" (and I don't have a 2 beat kick) but I sure would like to improve or modify them -- especially if doing so saves my shoulders. I get more info from this website than from my coach. So I appreciate the input and weigh over all the suggestions, knowing that some might not be right for me and some could really help.
Leslie
