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?
I think that the Thorpe video is a little misleading, because you don't get a great view of when exactly his hands go in when you are looking from below. After literally tens of hours reviewing Thorpe's videos, I have become the foremost expert at knowing the nuances of his stroke while failing miserably to emulate it. :D Check out this video, and you'll see that he does in fact get his hand into the water before full extension. This is one of my favorite Thorpe videos, the guy has an unbelievably smooth and relaxed stroke.
www.youtube.com/watch
I think that the Thorpe video is a little misleading, because you don't get a great view of when exactly his hands go in when you are looking from below. After literally tens of hours reviewing Thorpe's videos, I have become the foremost expert at knowing the nuances of his stroke while failing miserably to emulate it. :D Check out this video, and you'll see that he does in fact get his hand into the water before full extension. This is one of my favorite Thorpe videos, the guy has an unbelievably smooth and relaxed stroke.
www.youtube.com/watch
