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 only if you are an airhead.
Head positon of a floater will be diferrent then the head position of a sinker.
The biggest problem that hapens with over extention is, elbow dropping.
There is no catchall head position. Head up slightly will sometimes lift the legs. Head down will sometimes be okay. Some times if the head is up slightly the wole body sinks. The same with head to low the legs can sink.
The head is bouyant only if you are an airhead.
Head positon of a floater will be diferrent then the head position of a sinker.
The biggest problem that hapens with over extention is, elbow dropping.
There is no catchall head position. Head up slightly will sometimes lift the legs. Head down will sometimes be okay. Some times if the head is up slightly the wole body sinks. The same with head to low the legs can sink.
