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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Solar:
You must be producing some good USS freestylers! At the risk of disappoint you, I don't live in the US (one of the best countries in the world for swimming). And I'm no longer a swim coach as I don't work actively in this field anymore.
I intend in comming back to active coaching in few years though. Thanks for your kind words. They're appreciated.
I'm going to try this "carry the briefcase" drill as well as the drill Make sure your fingers stay near the surface while recoverying. If you have a doubt, you may even insert a 25m of fingertiping here and there. That is recoverying while leaving the fingertips trailling on the surface.
And focus on how it feels for your shoulders. You may need significantly long sets before you actually start to feel something.
you posted on the "drill dictator" thread for freestyle. I didn't describe the drill very much. And it is a very difficult one too.
- Light 6beat kick (as opposed to the massive 6beat that the kid on the clip was doing. Sorry I only had 5 minutes to teach him the drill and he'd never done it before).
- SMOOTH body rotation from one side to the other at each 3beat kick. One of the major difficulty, is to have that smooth body movement while kicking 6beat. In many beginner's cases, I can read the 6beat in their shoulers. Their kick cause interference with the body rotation.
- Bilateral breathing without elevating the head.
Very difficult you'll see. It takes tons of meters before getting it right.
What is the underwater action you were referring to? A straight arm pull?No I don't thing that straight arm pulling is harmful in itself.
I fear extra-long glides with the hand leading toward the surface (after entering and before catching) much more. Late catching with elbow lower than the hand in other words.
One of the most challenging technical aspect for beginners is to *unweight* the catch. And yet it's mandatory for shoulder health.
Solar:
You must be producing some good USS freestylers! At the risk of disappoint you, I don't live in the US (one of the best countries in the world for swimming). And I'm no longer a swim coach as I don't work actively in this field anymore.
I intend in comming back to active coaching in few years though. Thanks for your kind words. They're appreciated.
I'm going to try this "carry the briefcase" drill as well as the drill Make sure your fingers stay near the surface while recoverying. If you have a doubt, you may even insert a 25m of fingertiping here and there. That is recoverying while leaving the fingertips trailling on the surface.
And focus on how it feels for your shoulders. You may need significantly long sets before you actually start to feel something.
you posted on the "drill dictator" thread for freestyle. I didn't describe the drill very much. And it is a very difficult one too.
- Light 6beat kick (as opposed to the massive 6beat that the kid on the clip was doing. Sorry I only had 5 minutes to teach him the drill and he'd never done it before).
- SMOOTH body rotation from one side to the other at each 3beat kick. One of the major difficulty, is to have that smooth body movement while kicking 6beat. In many beginner's cases, I can read the 6beat in their shoulers. Their kick cause interference with the body rotation.
- Bilateral breathing without elevating the head.
Very difficult you'll see. It takes tons of meters before getting it right.
What is the underwater action you were referring to? A straight arm pull?No I don't thing that straight arm pulling is harmful in itself.
I fear extra-long glides with the hand leading toward the surface (after entering and before catching) much more. Late catching with elbow lower than the hand in other words.
One of the most challenging technical aspect for beginners is to *unweight* the catch. And yet it's mandatory for shoulder health.
