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.
Attached is the image that leaped out to me as a problem, this is the opposite of swimming downhill!
As George suggested, try using a pull buoy to get your hips up in the correct position so you can feel where they are supposed to be. You might try alternating 50s or 100s pull and swim to try to carry the body position from pulling to your swimming. Try to push your armpit down into the water when you extend, which should bring your hips up.
Edit: I added three more pics:
2) a sequence image of your rotation
3) your dropped elbow in your extension (the same thumb up rotation of your arm I pointed out in your son's video - the hand should be flat and then rotate the palm outward)
4) a pic from early in your pull which illustrates you are pulling out to the side instead of under your body - there is a rotation issue here, plus your elbow is leading your wrist, your forearm should be more vertical at this point, diagonal across is good, diagonal to the front is not.
Yeah, I see your point. I definitely noticed that on the front view clip. So here's my question. When I am not pulling under my body, is it an issue of my elbow being too wide, or is the elbow OK and I need to angle my forearm medially more? I find that if my elbow is a little wide I can keep it higher. I'll work on getting the forearm more in a vertical plane.
Attached is the image that leaped out to me as a problem, this is the opposite of swimming downhill!
As George suggested, try using a pull buoy to get your hips up in the correct position so you can feel where they are supposed to be. You might try alternating 50s or 100s pull and swim to try to carry the body position from pulling to your swimming. Try to push your armpit down into the water when you extend, which should bring your hips up.
Edit: I added three more pics:
2) a sequence image of your rotation
3) your dropped elbow in your extension (the same thumb up rotation of your arm I pointed out in your son's video - the hand should be flat and then rotate the palm outward)
4) a pic from early in your pull which illustrates you are pulling out to the side instead of under your body - there is a rotation issue here, plus your elbow is leading your wrist, your forearm should be more vertical at this point, diagonal across is good, diagonal to the front is not.
Yeah, I see your point. I definitely noticed that on the front view clip. So here's my question. When I am not pulling under my body, is it an issue of my elbow being too wide, or is the elbow OK and I need to angle my forearm medially more? I find that if my elbow is a little wide I can keep it higher. I'll work on getting the forearm more in a vertical plane.
