I have watched lots of videos of swimmers. Lots of these swimmers are swimming with there heads almost underwater and are inserting their hands very close to their heads.
How important is head position?
How important is hand entry?
Many follow the directions listed in a book or on a DVD and drive the hands forward.
They go to the catch then the elbow drops.
The butt drags and the kick does not do anything to help keep the butt near the surface.
How can we solve the butt drag???
Do we think everyone should swim the same or are swimmers needs different???
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... How can we solve the butt drag???....
I believe avoiding this is all a matter of good buoyancy and balance, which will greatly improve streamlining... and speed and efficiency. I've written about it a number of times. If you search the forum using 'buoyancy' along with my ID you can see those posts.
The best swimmers are exceptionally well balanced as they move through the water. Whether they do this consciously or not is what I'd like to know. Is it a natural talent? Or do they make a conscious effort to find their balance point in the water? From what I can see, very few 'average' swimmers ever give much thought to 'balance' as they swim... what a shame.
Once again I will say that Yoga is an exceptional practice for getting yourself tuned-in to how to pay attention to your body's balance.
I also believe everyone needs to find their own stroke. There are a few fundamental rules that need to be followed... so there are going to be a lot of similarities between good swimmers... but in the end you need to find your own style.
I mostly swim for the pure pleasure of it.
Have Fun!
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... How can we solve the butt drag???....
I believe avoiding this is all a matter of good buoyancy and balance, which will greatly improve streamlining... and speed and efficiency. I've written about it a number of times. If you search the forum using 'buoyancy' along with my ID you can see those posts.
The best swimmers are exceptionally well balanced as they move through the water. Whether they do this consciously or not is what I'd like to know. Is it a natural talent? Or do they make a conscious effort to find their balance point in the water? From what I can see, very few 'average' swimmers ever give much thought to 'balance' as they swim... what a shame.
Once again I will say that Yoga is an exceptional practice for getting yourself tuned-in to how to pay attention to your body's balance.
I also believe everyone needs to find their own stroke. There are a few fundamental rules that need to be followed... so there are going to be a lot of similarities between good swimmers... but in the end you need to find your own style.
I mostly swim for the pure pleasure of it.
Have Fun!
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