Here is an old one of me swimming. It was taken just after a knee replacement and I was not able to push off the the wall. That pool is 75 feet wide at that point and it took 16 seconds to cross the pool. www.youtube.com/watch
I have posted this before. I am open to critique. I do not like the broken wrist recovery with the left hand.
Chuckie and I will be in Mexico in 3 weeks. Chuckie and I love Mexico.
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David on both the fly and the crawl I see a little elbow dropping. I prefer the hand and forearm preceeding the elbow. The forearm and hand grip the water. On the fly and free your butt also is very low in the water. I love to see a butt at the surface.
I also noticed a very slight elbow dropping as your hand extends on free.
I saw these things, too.
David, my favorite drill for high-elbow catch is a front scull, kind of like doggie paddle. Alternate dropping your forearms into the catch position from the extended position, without pulling. The first thing to move should be your wrist. Point your hand slightly downward, and let the flow of water push your hand and then your entire forearm down until it's vertical. This is fun to do with fins, to get a really strong flow. If I haven't described it well, let me know and I'll try to explain it better. Does anyone else do this drill?
As for keeping your butt up, the TI-style body position and rotation drills may be useful.
David on both the fly and the crawl I see a little elbow dropping. I prefer the hand and forearm preceeding the elbow. The forearm and hand grip the water. On the fly and free your butt also is very low in the water. I love to see a butt at the surface.
I also noticed a very slight elbow dropping as your hand extends on free.
I saw these things, too.
David, my favorite drill for high-elbow catch is a front scull, kind of like doggie paddle. Alternate dropping your forearms into the catch position from the extended position, without pulling. The first thing to move should be your wrist. Point your hand slightly downward, and let the flow of water push your hand and then your entire forearm down until it's vertical. This is fun to do with fins, to get a really strong flow. If I haven't described it well, let me know and I'll try to explain it better. Does anyone else do this drill?
As for keeping your butt up, the TI-style body position and rotation drills may be useful.
