hey, i want to know about my fly. i have some vids so you can give me some tips. also please note that in the IM vid i didn't turn hard because i was jsut preserving my rank, its in the next day that i haul(didn't wanna blow myself out in prelims ya know).
www.youtube.com/watch for the 200 IM in SCM
www.youtube.com/watch for my all out 50 fly, well 95% it was still prelims after all.
any advice would be appreciated. thanks
I'll second the critique of the turns.You are twisting and that is REALLY slowing you down.In an open turn you want to reach the wall with your arms slightly bent,curl into as tight a ball as fast as you can,throw your head back as you push off with your hands(rolling to the side as you do so) and push off.DON'T grab the gutter.You didn't ask about breaststroke but here is my:2cents:anyway.On the first turn you did an OK pullout but when you came up you lifted your head to breath.You had your head up too much from then on which meant you look as if you are swimming uphill.Your head should be in neutral position at all times.At first you are bringing your hands out of the water.Thats OK if it is a natural part of your stroke,but it doesn't appear to be and adds to your swimming uphill.You didn't do a pullout on the second turn.That maybe a fatigue/oxygen/easing off issue,but it was definitely slower.I couldn't be sure from that angle,but it looked like you might have been kicking out at the start of the kick,which will rob your kick of power.Also,especially the second length it appeared you were bringing your hands too far back.They should stay in front of your shoulders.That said you had good timing in your breaststroke.I thought your fly was awesome.
I'll second the critique of the turns.You are twisting and that is REALLY slowing you down.In an open turn you want to reach the wall with your arms slightly bent,curl into as tight a ball as fast as you can,throw your head back as you push off with your hands(rolling to the side as you do so) and push off.DON'T grab the gutter.You didn't ask about breaststroke but here is my:2cents:anyway.On the first turn you did an OK pullout but when you came up you lifted your head to breath.You had your head up too much from then on which meant you look as if you are swimming uphill.Your head should be in neutral position at all times.At first you are bringing your hands out of the water.Thats OK if it is a natural part of your stroke,but it doesn't appear to be and adds to your swimming uphill.You didn't do a pullout on the second turn.That maybe a fatigue/oxygen/easing off issue,but it was definitely slower.I couldn't be sure from that angle,but it looked like you might have been kicking out at the start of the kick,which will rob your kick of power.Also,especially the second length it appeared you were bringing your hands too far back.They should stay in front of your shoulders.That said you had good timing in your breaststroke.I thought your fly was awesome.
