Post your swim video

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Former Member — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:07:27 GMT

That's pretty neat... Thanks for sharing... Thanks Jonathan! I guess, like anything, you just kind of fall into it as life goes. I started UCLA as a pre-med ... ended up at UCSD as an art major and just went from there. Hard to do films now as the millenials are light years ahead of us Gen-X'ers in terms of technical/editing sophistication ... youtube, etc. So I went to making photo books like this that came out this past April.

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Former Member — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:54:55 GMT

Kip, I checked out your web page... that's impressive... You're a professer, and a film-maker, etc. etc. Congrats... How did you end up in that field of work? Thanks Jonathan! I guess, like anything, you just kind of fall into it as life goes. I started UCLA as a pre-med ... ended up at UCSD as an art major and just went from there. Hard to do films now as the millenials are light years ahead of us Gen-X'ers in terms of technical/editing sophistication ... youtube, etc. So I went to making photo books like this that came out this past April.

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Former Member — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:46:57 GMT

Kip, I checked out your web page... that's impressive... You're a professer, and a film-maker, etc. etc. Congrats... How did you end up in that field of work? Will try it out, thanks. Thanks all for the comments & suggestions ... and for not getting on me too hard about the finish! ;)

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:54:20 GMT

So I finally have my video on FLOSWIMMING here it is 100 free SCM forums.usms.org/showpost.php 51.6 scm converts to 46.02 scy Comments are welcomed... __________________ Spock, That's a great swim, tough race... you could benefit from my dry-land routine... forums.usms.org/showthread.php 100 fly from USMS Nats Austin ... Lane 6, with tattoos Please stop watching around 80-85 yards. You have been warned.

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Allen Stark — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:45:30 GMT

100 fly from USMS Nats Austin ... Lane 6, with tattoos Please stop watching around 80-85 yards. You have been warned. It was a great swim for 85 yd,but it seemed you mistimed turns 2&3 (which I have done all too often) and then at the end(when I know you were exhausted) you lifted your head up just as you touched(ouch).It probably cost you 0.1-0.2sec.

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Spock, beautiful swim. You held on. Quicksilver, LOVE that quote. It's even more manly when you apply that quote to distance strategy. :weightlifter::weightlifter: You mean...even more (s)he-manly. :roids: On a distance race, I dunno how good a plan that would be...to suffer for more than 15 or 20 yards. It's like sloshing through concrete. On a 200, it's not too pretty. On a 500, get the stretcher. And JMiller, that was some really strong swimming. Old school start too. Very nice splits. You came home like a freight train. Two thumbs up.

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:42:19 GMT

It was a great swim for 85 yd,but it seemed you mistimed turns 2&3 (which I have done all too often) and then at the end(when I know you were exhausted) you lifted your head up just as you touched(ouch).It probably cost you 0.1-0.2sec. Allen, what would you suggest about the turns? Thanks.

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:39:52 GMT

Spock, That's a great swim, tough race... you could benefit from my dry-land routine... forums.usms.org/showthread.php Will try it out, thanks. Thanks all for the comments & suggestions ... and for not getting on me too hard about the finish! ;)

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:21:51 GMT

Not only a great swim but some really good tatoos. Brush up on your turns for sure. I would also work on your breathing sequences. Your right foot was not linened up correctly for the dive, I prefer the outside of both foot to be lined up staight, toes slightly pointed in. This will give you more power on the dive 100 fly from USMS Nats Austin ... Lane 6, with tattoos Please stop watching around 80-85 yards. You have been warned.

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Allen Stark — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:40:38 GMT

Turn 2,I think if you had stretched your last 2 strokes a little you could have hit the wall on stroke.Turn 3 I am not sure what happened,did you hit the wall with your hands a little low?The timing in seemed OK but somehow it looked to me like there was a hesitation.The finish,once you see you are a little short,keep your head DOWN and dolphin like crazy. I loved your stroke,smooth and strong.You really kicked butt.

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:06:43 GMT

Duuude.That was fun to watch though. Rigor mortis kicked in right after that 3rd turn. Great job.You have some serious speed. "Go out hard and die like a man" was my favorite sprinting strategy, even if it's painful. Spock, beautiful swim. You held on. Quicksilver, LOVE that quote. It's even more manly when you apply that quote to distance strategy. :weightlifter::weightlifter:

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:43:27 GMT

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Former Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:24:10 GMT

100 fly from USMS Nats Austin ... Lane 6, with tattoos Please stop watching around 80-85 yards. You have been warned.

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knelson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:19:17 GMT

Spock, your start is sensational. You blew away everyone on the start. Yeah, the last 25 looked a little brutal. Still a very nice swim!

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Allen Stark — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:04:36 GMT

Your cameraman commented on it for your last turn,but none of your turns were crisp.I couldn't see well enough to be sure why,but I noticed your head is coming up too much on your turns.I know you need air,but you don't need to lift your head to get it.Are you grabbing the gutters? If so,don't! Instead push away from the gutter as you bring your other elbow rapidly back.

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the17thman — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:29:20 GMT

My 200 Butterfly www.youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:09:18 GMT

Thanks Mike. As I rewatch I can see that in the final fly segment the recovery is looking a little more forced again, probably a combination of fatigue and that Donna was beating me and I was trying to speed up! When I get back from vacation I'll try to get some underwater video to see what is happening with the knees. Tomorrow I leave this year's SwimTrek adventure so may not be back to the boards regularly for a couple weeks. Comments are still very welcome but I may be slow to respond!

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Former Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:36:48 GMT

At the end of practice last night we did 25m walk backs from the blocks and the coach took video. I clipped out my swims. The first fly swim isn't very good because we didn't do any fly in the workout and my goggles filled up which threw me off, I think the second one is a bit better. By the third fly I was getting a little tired. The "dives" (really falls) are still pathetic and no underwater sdk to speak of but I think my stroke has improved. In particular the recovery doesn't look as forced as in the last video. Comments? youtube.com/watch the quality comes out awful on youtube, the new youtube player doesn't seem to have the "show at actual resolution" feature anymore. I clipped out a couple of the swims and encoded them with QuickTime for better quality: www.youtube.com/watch Edit: Here's what it looked like at a meet in April: youtube.com/watch Here's what it looked like in practice in January: youtube.com/watch

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mctrusty — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:47:12 GMT

At the end of practice last night we did 25m walk backs from the blocks and the coach took video. I clipped out my swims. The first fly swim isn't very good because we didn't do any fly in the workout and my goggles filled up which threw me off, I think the second one is a bit better. By the third fly I was getting a little tired. The "dives" (really falls) are still pathetic and no underwater sdk to speak of but I think my stroke has improved. In particular the recovery doesn't look as forced as in the last video. Comments? youtube.com/watch the quality comes out awful on youtube, the new youtube player doesn't seem to have the "show at actual resolution" feature anymore. I clipped out a couple of the swims and encoded them with QuickTime for better quality: www.youtube.com/watch Hard to tell exactly without seeing what it looks like underwater, but it looks to me like you're getting slightly vertical and pushing more water than you want to be. I think a big part of it is your knees. Try to keep those knees from dropping and bending on your kick. Your recovery looks smoother than the first video. That's good.

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Former Member — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:38:47 GMT

The head lift is okay with me but like it slightly lower. Your butt is up nice and high and the legs seem to be in good position also. I don't think you are finishing the stroke well. It seems you should carry the finish a little farther down to the high thigh. It seems you are exiting right at your hip. When your hands exit you are taking a lot of water with you. Your left hand to me seems to be slamming into the water on the entry. I like a clean entry and clean exits. I like a little more shoulder roll which will give you a higher elbow. Yes the head position after you turn does not make streamline. May I add the swim was generally good

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knelson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:46:57 GMT

Thanks for the comments George.

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Former Member — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:07:19 GMT

As you are swimming from left to right, after the camera zooms in a little it looks like you are lifting your head as though to look forward before each breath. It might not be a flaw at all but it seems to detract from the smoothness of your stroke, possibly eating a little energy. Or maybe not. Just something to think about and maybe experiment with sometime. Given how fast you are I don't know what likelihood there is of anyone spotting a major stroke flaw from this sort of footage. You need to have glaring stroke faults like mine for people to immediately spot them in above-water video!

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ourswimmer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:56:44 GMT

You sure do lift your head. My coach says that I do the same thing, like I'm sighting in an OW race. (Hey, coach: Do you mean that I look like Kirk here?) Maybe concentrate on keeping one eye under water when you breathe? Also you lift your head out of the turns (another thing I hear myself, and which is hard not to do when you practice in a crowded pool). You would get out farther past the flags without any more effort or less air if you kept your ears right between your arms until that first pull.

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Former Member — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:54:37 GMT

Kirk very nice swim.

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knelson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:21:55 GMT

I agree Lindsay. I've noticed the same thing about lifting my head. I don't feel it while I'm swimming, but it's pretty evident in the video. Really, the entire way I breathe doesn't look as smooth as it could be. If it looks like I'm wasting energy and not efficient, odds are I problem could improve.