I am so disgusted--I've done the TI drills, had lessons, had swim team college kids give me tips, yet I still just can't seem to get the freestyle arm action right. Do you exactly move your arm in the recovery phase the same as you move it in the fingertip drag drills? Or do you do a wind up motion of your shoulder to bring the arm out of the water? No matter what I try, I am so pathetically slow--more often than not, I am feeling like it is all wrong. I am a good breakstroker and decent flyer, and great backstroker, but geez, I need to be able to do the free - I swim about 12 miles a week. Any tips are sooooo appreciated.:bow:
I am so disgusted--I've done the TI drills, had lessons, had swim team college kids give me tips, yet I still just can't seem to get the freestyle arm action right.
Hard to diagnose virtually, but have you had yourself videotaped? Even if you can't get a professional coach to do over/under water video taping, I recommend getting a friend/spouse/significant other to video tape you. Ideally, have them track you both from the side, but then also from straight on. It would be best if you could have someone get you videotaped underwater.
I'd worry less about your recovery over the water and more about your catch and high elbow pull under the water. Many swimmers let their arms drop straight down on the early stage of the pull, losing the major propulsive portion of the pull. At the same time, try to be very conscious of your hip/body rotation. Many swimmers swim too flat; I'm actually a recovering over-rotator.
I am so disgusted--I've done the TI drills, had lessons, had swim team college kids give me tips, yet I still just can't seem to get the freestyle arm action right.
Hard to diagnose virtually, but have you had yourself videotaped? Even if you can't get a professional coach to do over/under water video taping, I recommend getting a friend/spouse/significant other to video tape you. Ideally, have them track you both from the side, but then also from straight on. It would be best if you could have someone get you videotaped underwater.
I'd worry less about your recovery over the water and more about your catch and high elbow pull under the water. Many swimmers let their arms drop straight down on the early stage of the pull, losing the major propulsive portion of the pull. At the same time, try to be very conscious of your hip/body rotation. Many swimmers swim too flat; I'm actually a recovering over-rotator.
