The first loss of a master is memory, the second...I forgot. I probably have already asked this question, but here goes:
Does anyone bring their arm straight down and out after the grab? I am talking no sculling, no lateral movement, just bringing the arm straight parallel with the line maintaining the elbow high position. This would be to avoid crossing the midline with your forearm. Even though I breathe on the left, I still rotate fully to the right (a learned and trained and voluntary movement), but even so my right forearm tends to the middle, while my left arm has less pull and is erractic. When I learned the crawl it was from watching Tarzan movies, later when I was 16 and in a USA high school they taught the S shaped movement or the straight down and back. In those days the breathing was to one side. Last question: aside from timing both methods, what are your preferences on the long dolphin versus "less dolphin" emerging sooner method of starts and turns on a 50 meter short course freestyle race? Thanks, billy fanstone
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I have the kids do a few drills of feet first... in a lounge chair position.... with a sculling motion. (Kind of like floating on their backs with toes out in front of them.)
Great way to develop a feel for the water and have lots of laughs at the same time. Yeah tons of fun with kids.
I particullary like to use the synchronize swimming type of scull, on the back, still, trying to raise one leg outside the water.
Fun with kids and even more with older master swimmers. Seeing those big hairy legs barely peeping out of the water while oncle drinks a pint by the nose :D
I donno, I never get tired :D
Sculling can be fun. At least fun for the coach :D
I have the kids do a few drills of feet first... in a lounge chair position.... with a sculling motion. (Kind of like floating on their backs with toes out in front of them.)
Great way to develop a feel for the water and have lots of laughs at the same time. Yeah tons of fun with kids.
I particullary like to use the synchronize swimming type of scull, on the back, still, trying to raise one leg outside the water.
Fun with kids and even more with older master swimmers. Seeing those big hairy legs barely peeping out of the water while oncle drinks a pint by the nose :D
I donno, I never get tired :D
Sculling can be fun. At least fun for the coach :D
