Hello Everyone,
B.J. Bedford says: For me, I never forget how it used to feel. And I know what it takes to get there, and I just don't have the time or the drive to get there. Anything less leaves me feeling a little dissatisfied, so I just don't do it much.
I think anyone who has started back from a prolonged absence can relate to this. What I remember is a Zen like loss of consciousness that felt transcendental kind of like being out of the body. Like being so automatic you didn't have to be there. I was asked once "how far can you swim?" I had to think about it because I was used to thinking how fast. I said "I don't know. It feels like forever."
I'd love to hear what others feel like in the water or what they remember.
Now I feel like a slow moving blob. Like I'm kind of stuck.
Is there a quick fix that anyone knows ?
Mary W
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Like swimming down hill. Almost like body surfing.....very rare, but I do feel it once and a while and I savor it.
You nailed it. For me, it's like ridng a wave. I feel long and balanced, like I'm gliding on top of the water -- downhill.
I know I'm there when my freestyle gets to the point where I can feel these sensations:
- full body rotation and glide effortlessly to full extension
- reach and scull to really feel the water with my hands and forearms
- rotate my forearm keeping my elbow high until I reach my catch point
- use my arm and hand as a single paddle to pull myself over the water
- completely balanced in the water throughout the whole stroke
Yeah that's it! It's been so long...
It usually takes me 8 to 10 weeks of hard freestyle training to get there. Problem is...I'm a breaststroker. Since I started competing again, instead of just working out, by week 10 in a season, freestyle's taken a back seat.
As for breaststroke...well, I've spent the last 3 months starting from scratch learning the wave...So I'll have to let you know on that count.
Mark
Like swimming down hill. Almost like body surfing.....very rare, but I do feel it once and a while and I savor it.
You nailed it. For me, it's like ridng a wave. I feel long and balanced, like I'm gliding on top of the water -- downhill.
I know I'm there when my freestyle gets to the point where I can feel these sensations:
- full body rotation and glide effortlessly to full extension
- reach and scull to really feel the water with my hands and forearms
- rotate my forearm keeping my elbow high until I reach my catch point
- use my arm and hand as a single paddle to pull myself over the water
- completely balanced in the water throughout the whole stroke
Yeah that's it! It's been so long...
It usually takes me 8 to 10 weeks of hard freestyle training to get there. Problem is...I'm a breaststroker. Since I started competing again, instead of just working out, by week 10 in a season, freestyle's taken a back seat.
As for breaststroke...well, I've spent the last 3 months starting from scratch learning the wave...So I'll have to let you know on that count.
Mark
