Ok you can all view my video and laugh at my expense, or leave constructive feedback. Enjoy.
Rich
www.youtube.com/watch
PS enjoy my daughter's camerawork post race analysis!
Finally saw it. It was hard to see much with the shakiness.
I agree with the others, your pullout could go a little deeper. It could also be a little more even. You didn't wait until you rotated horizontal before starting your pull.
Hard to see for sure because of the shaking, but if I'm not mistaken, I see a head bob. You end up looking forward too much when you gasp for air. Imagine yourself in a neck brace.
Another thing that's hard to see for sure with the shaking - make sure your butt isn't sinking. It seems like you're keeping your feet up but make sure you don't drop your knees too much, which by itself creates drag but also makes your butt sink, putting you out of near streamline, making yet more drag.
I also saw no glide. You don't want to glide too much in a 50 but you want just enough to get your body into a good position for your next stroke and take advantage of momentum. Watch the guy in the lane to the right of yours in the video, just a touch of glide. However, he's doing more of a wave style. Yours is much flatter, which is fine, but even flat styles need a bit of glide.
But these are details. A 35 is pretty darn good.
Keep it up!
Finally saw it. It was hard to see much with the shakiness.
I agree with the others, your pullout could go a little deeper. It could also be a little more even. You didn't wait until you rotated horizontal before starting your pull.
Hard to see for sure because of the shaking, but if I'm not mistaken, I see a head bob. You end up looking forward too much when you gasp for air. Imagine yourself in a neck brace.
Another thing that's hard to see for sure with the shaking - make sure your butt isn't sinking. It seems like you're keeping your feet up but make sure you don't drop your knees too much, which by itself creates drag but also makes your butt sink, putting you out of near streamline, making yet more drag.
I also saw no glide. You don't want to glide too much in a 50 but you want just enough to get your body into a good position for your next stroke and take advantage of momentum. Watch the guy in the lane to the right of yours in the video, just a touch of glide. However, he's doing more of a wave style. Yours is much flatter, which is fine, but even flat styles need a bit of glide.
But these are details. A 35 is pretty darn good.
Keep it up!
