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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I think Glenn would ask some to raise their head if it was to low in the water and vice versa at times. I would rather hear his comment on head position.
When I watched some videos of Terry he does not always follow his own rules about head position when he is racing circumstances do change the situation.
Looking at the bottom is not swimming with your head completely under water. Some will swim with the head higher then others and some will swim with the head lower.
I also would not put words in Richard Quicks mouth about what he says. He could be asking a swimmer to lower his head when it is too high. I am sure he would also ask somone with their head too low in the water to raise the head.
The head, the body and the legs must always be kept as far as possible within streamline positions.
I think Glenn would ask some to raise their head if it was to low in the water and vice versa at times. I would rather hear his comment on head position.
When I watched some videos of Terry he does not always follow his own rules about head position when he is racing circumstances do change the situation.
Looking at the bottom is not swimming with your head completely under water. Some will swim with the head higher then others and some will swim with the head lower.
I also would not put words in Richard Quicks mouth about what he says. He could be asking a swimmer to lower his head when it is too high. I am sure he would also ask somone with their head too low in the water to raise the head.
The head, the body and the legs must always be kept as far as possible within streamline positions.
