I finally got some video to post for feedback on my Breaststroke; (must be breaststroke video day today). Many of you have offered me breaststroke workouts advice to me on another thread, and I have also tried to follow all your related feedback to others and incorporate it. Here is my best shot:
www.youtube.com/.../NhsXEoPiuQg&rel=1
For background, I swim a 35 second 50SCY and a 1:15 100SCY, trying to make a 32 sec 50 and a 1:10 sec 100 to qualify for Nationals in 40-44 category.
Thanks for any and all help!!
I meant 5-6 per length. 9 strokes is too much, I'm at 7-8 and I'm trying to cut at least one off of that. Also, a better, faster stronger pull out will help that too.
As for the hand snap, I mean that it looks like your entire pull out is at about the same rate instead of really powering the last 12-16 inches. There is _some_ snap there but not enough, you really need to snap your hands down to your thighs. When I really snap my hands down, that helps me to key into a really strong dolphin kick.
A good turn in any 50 is critical and really comes down to timing. You're on the right track by trying to find out the best combination of strake rate and stroke length to get you to the wall in optimum position. You want to be going into the wall right at the end of your kick and really lunge for the wall. Right before you touch, start to drop one shoulder down. Now some folks say to train to turn off either shoulder side but I don't, I train to turn to my right. So as I hit the wall, I want my body to be tilted at a 45 degree angle towards by right, as soon as I touch, I immediately drop my right arm down and back and throw my left arm over to meet it. Once my hands meet, I immediately push off the wall as hard as I can. My angle on push off is about 45 degrees rotated towards my stomach. I then level out to start my pullout.
Unlike when you or I was swimming age group (about 20+ years ago), the only requirements with regards to being rotated fully towards the *** and on the same plane with the hands was when a stroke is made with the hands or a breaststroke kick is executed. The only restrictions on touching or leaving the wall is that you must be rotated TOWARDS the ***, you do NOT have to be parallel to the pool bottom.
Paul
I meant 5-6 per length. 9 strokes is too much, I'm at 7-8 and I'm trying to cut at least one off of that. Also, a better, faster stronger pull out will help that too.
As for the hand snap, I mean that it looks like your entire pull out is at about the same rate instead of really powering the last 12-16 inches. There is _some_ snap there but not enough, you really need to snap your hands down to your thighs. When I really snap my hands down, that helps me to key into a really strong dolphin kick.
A good turn in any 50 is critical and really comes down to timing. You're on the right track by trying to find out the best combination of strake rate and stroke length to get you to the wall in optimum position. You want to be going into the wall right at the end of your kick and really lunge for the wall. Right before you touch, start to drop one shoulder down. Now some folks say to train to turn off either shoulder side but I don't, I train to turn to my right. So as I hit the wall, I want my body to be tilted at a 45 degree angle towards by right, as soon as I touch, I immediately drop my right arm down and back and throw my left arm over to meet it. Once my hands meet, I immediately push off the wall as hard as I can. My angle on push off is about 45 degrees rotated towards my stomach. I then level out to start my pullout.
Unlike when you or I was swimming age group (about 20+ years ago), the only requirements with regards to being rotated fully towards the *** and on the same plane with the hands was when a stroke is made with the hands or a breaststroke kick is executed. The only restrictions on touching or leaving the wall is that you must be rotated TOWARDS the ***, you do NOT have to be parallel to the pool bottom.
Paul
