So I finally got some video of myself and my son up. This is the first time I'm seeing myself swim, and I'm horrified, lol.
My self-critique: Elbows not high enough, not extending arms very well, arms crossing midline a little on extension, and extending hand almost pushing water a little. Please feel free to add anything, and I'd appreciate advice on drills to address my specific weaknesses (and my son's).
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My son's critique: Elbows drop some, he tends to pull a little too much to the outside rather than down the middle, and his left arm tends to go left on extension. Believe it or not he's much faster than the last time I posted video, he's gotten his 25m time down to 26 sec from 45 when the season started. Please add anything.
www.youtube.com/watchwww.youtube.com/watch
Thanks guys.
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Do you think I'm overrotating, or is it just a matter of the recovery technique? You can see the degree of rotation in the underwater video. Perhaps doing the fingertip drill will lead me to the correct rotational degree as well.
There is a good chance that the fingertip drill will fix things, one thing at a time, master the finger tip drill (with a longer reach before entry) and then take another look to figure out what to work on next.
For the kick I would just use a small relaxed quick six beat kick for now. No use worrying about the integration with the front end if you are in the process of changing the front end. You could even work on the front end using a pull buoy if the kick is a distraction.
Do you think I'm overrotating, or is it just a matter of the recovery technique? You can see the degree of rotation in the underwater video. Perhaps doing the fingertip drill will lead me to the correct rotational degree as well.
There is a good chance that the fingertip drill will fix things, one thing at a time, master the finger tip drill (with a longer reach before entry) and then take another look to figure out what to work on next.
For the kick I would just use a small relaxed quick six beat kick for now. No use worrying about the integration with the front end if you are in the process of changing the front end. You could even work on the front end using a pull buoy if the kick is a distraction.
