In this video:
www.youtube.com/watch
Dave Scott talks about four common faults:
head position
overreaching
overextension
dropped elbow
In this video:
www.youtube.com/watch
the videographer analyzes Ian Thorpe's stroke, and while I disagree with much of his analysis it is great slow motion video of Thorpe.
BUT, Thorpe enters his right arm fully extended with the elbow and forearm actually entering the water just before the hand does, see attached video frames. This is exactly what Dave Scott describes as overextension.
I am wondering whether it actually makes any difference how you enter the arm if you are fully extending the arm before starting the catch?
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The head is bouyant I think? Brain tissue is mostly fat. Perhaps just resting the head on the water would be natural.
I tend to tense my neck up though. It's unnecessary and causes me neck pain during long workouts.
I'm still unnecessarily tense in the water in general I suspect. Rather painful way to train.
The head is bouyant I think? Brain tissue is mostly fat. Perhaps just resting the head on the water would be natural.
I tend to tense my neck up though. It's unnecessary and causes me neck pain during long workouts.
I'm still unnecessarily tense in the water in general I suspect. Rather painful way to train.
