Noticing more frequent use of grab starts in Beijing...
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Notably by the Chinese female swimmer, and it's combined with tremendous water entries and SDK's ... I'd say almost Coughlin caliber underwaters and theyr'e coming up on the fielkd, but no one is talking about it.
Look at their entries in the 200 free. In the 100, Pang jumped so take her slight reaction time out of it and she still is well up after the SDK's.
Notice also that Lenton of Australia used the conventional grab start, as do several other of her country women.
In one particular Chinese sprinter (Le?), she squats with her but down quite low for her stance, which would seem very slow off the block. At 15 meters though she is ahead.
Any thoughts?
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Wayne, thanks! Sounds like a lot of the drills and stuff my high school coach had me do back in So Cal. Kane Waggoner was the best coach I have ever been around. During high school season last year....I had the kids doing eggbeaters and vertical kicks too.....weights for only a few that could handle it.....I think that is one of the drills that a lot of coaches overlook, specially for Breaststrokers.
Looking at getting back in the water sometime this week and at least start doing kick stuff again. My biggest problem lately has been energy level....but I need to get back in and do something.
Thanks again.....
Wayne, thanks! Sounds like a lot of the drills and stuff my high school coach had me do back in So Cal. Kane Waggoner was the best coach I have ever been around. During high school season last year....I had the kids doing eggbeaters and vertical kicks too.....weights for only a few that could handle it.....I think that is one of the drills that a lot of coaches overlook, specially for Breaststrokers.
Looking at getting back in the water sometime this week and at least start doing kick stuff again. My biggest problem lately has been energy level....but I need to get back in and do something.
Thanks again.....
