I went to an underwater video clinic on 8/5/07. Filming credit goes to Emerald City Multisport which put on the clinic at Samena Pool in Bellevue, WA. They did me a favor and recorded both free and fly instead of just free.
I've uploaded some excerpts to google video, and I'm interested in any critiques. One thing they said is I seem to be creating a lot of bubbles on entry on free.
free, side view, underwater
video.google.com/videoplay
free, front view, underwater
video.google.com/videoplay
free, surface view
video.google.com/videoplay
fly, side view, underwater
video.google.com/videoplay
fly, front view, underwater
video.google.com/videoplay
fly, surface view
video.google.com/videoplay
Thanks,
Dave
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Kirk, I've always had a pretty lazy kick, probably because kick sets were socializing time on my team as a kid, and swam distance events where I could get away with it. i see what you mean, that I should get my legs up to reduce drag. I've tried a 6-beat kick but can't seem to maintain the rhythm, I'll miss a beat or get out of phase which interferes with my stroke. I just need to practice I guess.
Tracy, i do kind of arch my back when swimming, that's probably a bad habit. No real back problems other than being prone to pulling a muscle when I'm out of shape, which has not been a problem since I started swimming again!
Thanks for checking it out and providing advice.
Dave
Kirk, I've always had a pretty lazy kick, probably because kick sets were socializing time on my team as a kid, and swam distance events where I could get away with it. i see what you mean, that I should get my legs up to reduce drag. I've tried a 6-beat kick but can't seem to maintain the rhythm, I'll miss a beat or get out of phase which interferes with my stroke. I just need to practice I guess.
Tracy, i do kind of arch my back when swimming, that's probably a bad habit. No real back problems other than being prone to pulling a muscle when I'm out of shape, which has not been a problem since I started swimming again!
Thanks for checking it out and providing advice.
Dave
