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.
Two more images, showing Ian Thorpe's rotation extent and arm timing.
You can see that at max rotation he is at 45 degrees rather than 90 and that he achieves a flat body position when his arm is in the middle of the power phase at about shoulder/chest level, and that his hand is under his chest at this point.
Plus, here is a sequence showing the front of your stroke, note that you are essentially pressing downward on the water, which is likely contributing to the lowering of your hips, and isn't providing forward propulsion, raising your stroke count. Actually, I can't tell if you are exerting force with your hand and forearm, but they definitely aren't oriented to exert force backward. Also note your feet in the first frame, I think that's your left foot just to the right of your watch, way too wide of a kick!
And as a bonus a sequence showing Ian Thorpe's catch. Although not shown, his arm enters essentially straight and proceeds straight down to the position in the first frame.
OK, so I'm about to go swimming and want to work on this catch. Now you said that I'm pushing down, which I do see. But what I don't understand is how to I go from an extended arm to arm facing the bottom without going through some downward pressure. Doesn't the arm arc into EVF? Or are you talking about the frames where I am already in the power phase?
Two more images, showing Ian Thorpe's rotation extent and arm timing.
You can see that at max rotation he is at 45 degrees rather than 90 and that he achieves a flat body position when his arm is in the middle of the power phase at about shoulder/chest level, and that his hand is under his chest at this point.
Plus, here is a sequence showing the front of your stroke, note that you are essentially pressing downward on the water, which is likely contributing to the lowering of your hips, and isn't providing forward propulsion, raising your stroke count. Actually, I can't tell if you are exerting force with your hand and forearm, but they definitely aren't oriented to exert force backward. Also note your feet in the first frame, I think that's your left foot just to the right of your watch, way too wide of a kick!
And as a bonus a sequence showing Ian Thorpe's catch. Although not shown, his arm enters essentially straight and proceeds straight down to the position in the first frame.
OK, so I'm about to go swimming and want to work on this catch. Now you said that I'm pushing down, which I do see. But what I don't understand is how to I go from an extended arm to arm facing the bottom without going through some downward pressure. Doesn't the arm arc into EVF? Or are you talking about the frames where I am already in the power phase?
