What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"
I started this thread over in the work outs section which I think doesn't get as much traffic as the general discussion board
so here's the link
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
but my point is,
No matter what, the time between right now and your focus meet is going to pass, and the things you do to prepare for your meet is of the UTMOST importance.
the choices you make
the chances you take
swim hard in practice
rehearse racing
I want to read your story about your breakthrough.
Decide it starts today
that this season will be your best season EVER
What do you need to do to make this true?
Ande
How wide you bring your hands is a function of many things,including strengh and how fast your kick recovery is.The important thing regardless is to quickly get into a catch position that has your forearms as propulsive surfaces.I used to have a very wide pull,but after getting a velocity analysis found I was losing momentum early in the catch and was faster getting deeper earlier.Then I went to a clinic with Megan Jendrick and saw she swam that way.Play with it for yourself and let the stopwatch judge.
So, I'm still struggling to understand, because I know when I get in the pool I won't know what to do. What I am hearing is that one of the following might be OK, and I should play around to see which is better:
1. butterfly style pull, with elbows up and forearms down
2. more sculling style pull, with elbows up and forearms up, sweeping wide
and what I shouldn't do is:
3. have my forearms higher than my elbow
Is that right? And is there some sort of in-between for 1 and 2, or (assuming I have them right) should I go for one or the other?
Thanks for your help, Allen, very much appreciated.
How wide you bring your hands is a function of many things,including strengh and how fast your kick recovery is.The important thing regardless is to quickly get into a catch position that has your forearms as propulsive surfaces.I used to have a very wide pull,but after getting a velocity analysis found I was losing momentum early in the catch and was faster getting deeper earlier.Then I went to a clinic with Megan Jendrick and saw she swam that way.Play with it for yourself and let the stopwatch judge.
So, I'm still struggling to understand, because I know when I get in the pool I won't know what to do. What I am hearing is that one of the following might be OK, and I should play around to see which is better:
1. butterfly style pull, with elbows up and forearms down
2. more sculling style pull, with elbows up and forearms up, sweeping wide
and what I shouldn't do is:
3. have my forearms higher than my elbow
Is that right? And is there some sort of in-between for 1 and 2, or (assuming I have them right) should I go for one or the other?
Thanks for your help, Allen, very much appreciated.
