Per my reference in the "Mystery of Breaststroke" forum (forums.usms.org/showpost.php,
Who has seen themselves swim? Who regularly uses a videocamera? Do you use for meets or practice or both? Who critiques - yourself, coach, teammates, no-one?:groovy:
Been taped a couple of times now. Underwater footage is invaluable. Wish we could do it more often.
Last time, we got to do it twice. We broke, watched the footage, and the coach pointed out a few things, but focused on one major item for each of us. We then went back out and each tried to really over-emphasize the fix to the one major issue while we were taped again. We all commented that we had significantly modified our stroke for the video lap.
Back in the room, the coach cued the tape and had each of us call out what we had tried to change.
In most cases, the difference was either indiscernable or slight.
My focus was early vertical forearm (Coach Tom will be pleased). I felt like I radically changed my stroke for the video, and was certain I was going vertical almost immediately. "So, are you doing it?" coach asked as the film showed no change to my stroke at all. "Uh, no, not really," I mumbled.
I think about that tape a lot during drills.
Been taped a couple of times now. Underwater footage is invaluable. Wish we could do it more often.
Last time, we got to do it twice. We broke, watched the footage, and the coach pointed out a few things, but focused on one major item for each of us. We then went back out and each tried to really over-emphasize the fix to the one major issue while we were taped again. We all commented that we had significantly modified our stroke for the video lap.
Back in the room, the coach cued the tape and had each of us call out what we had tried to change.
In most cases, the difference was either indiscernable or slight.
My focus was early vertical forearm (Coach Tom will be pleased). I felt like I radically changed my stroke for the video, and was certain I was going vertical almost immediately. "So, are you doing it?" coach asked as the film showed no change to my stroke at all. "Uh, no, not really," I mumbled.
I think about that tape a lot during drills.
