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.
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Thanks guys.
Thanks everyone. Little update, today I pretty much swam freestyle with the fingertip drill the whole time. I tried to make sure my elbows were wider (i.e. outside my torso) while doing it. I'll have to get someone to take video again to see how it looked. One thing I also paid attention to was not crossing over on my extension, and boy could I feel the difference. My catch was much much better; it's hard to keep a high elbow when your extended arm crosses the midline.
Lindsay, I will most definitely get a couple jammers, I agree. I had previously noticed the difference with my son on days we worked out with and without his jammers, a difference of about 2-3 seconds on the 25. I think it's really important in swimming/stroke development to feel the speed and efficiency. I'm probably not getting the feedback from my parachutes when I do stumble across proper technique.
Thanks everyone. Little update, today I pretty much swam freestyle with the fingertip drill the whole time. I tried to make sure my elbows were wider (i.e. outside my torso) while doing it. I'll have to get someone to take video again to see how it looked. One thing I also paid attention to was not crossing over on my extension, and boy could I feel the difference. My catch was much much better; it's hard to keep a high elbow when your extended arm crosses the midline.
Lindsay, I will most definitely get a couple jammers, I agree. I had previously noticed the difference with my son on days we worked out with and without his jammers, a difference of about 2-3 seconds on the 25. I think it's really important in swimming/stroke development to feel the speed and efficiency. I'm probably not getting the feedback from my parachutes when I do stumble across proper technique.
