My backstroke start is more like a back flop.:( Can anyone suggest how I can get off the wall and into the water more cleanly (is that a word?)?
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Backstroke starts are tough! You really need to use your legs to push off. You have to remember to push up and out. You could practice jumps on dryland to get your legs used to the motion. Are you using a gutter start or the block? When I was first was learning starts I used the gutter start to learn the motion of up and out. You really need to dive back. Dive down, not just to the surface, so you can get a great SDK. You really have to jump. Your arms will propel you, throw them back into the streamline and toss your head back - all will increase your speed and motion.
This video shows the underwater motion:
www.youtube.com/watch
This is above:
www.youtube.com/watch
Side:
www.youtube.com/watch
Hope that helps.
Backstroke starts are tough! You really need to use your legs to push off. You have to remember to push up and out. You could practice jumps on dryland to get your legs used to the motion. Are you using a gutter start or the block? When I was first was learning starts I used the gutter start to learn the motion of up and out. You really need to dive back. Dive down, not just to the surface, so you can get a great SDK. You really have to jump. Your arms will propel you, throw them back into the streamline and toss your head back - all will increase your speed and motion.
This video shows the underwater motion:
www.youtube.com/watch
This is above:
www.youtube.com/watch
Side:
www.youtube.com/watch
Hope that helps.
