I am a high school swimmer looking to improve his stroke.
on camera i got a the 50 and a stroke but altogether 1:08 from a push off.
www.youtube.com/watch
my personal best is a 1:06 from a block, going out a 32 coming back a 34 (my turns could have been much better).
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It is hard to get a good look at your stroke from that video. I can't see your hip position nor get a really good idea what your kick and timing are.
I think your shoulders are low in the water and you have a somewhat unusual windmill style of swimming fly. Just a guess but your shoulders might be low in the water because of a weak kick. You are fortunate to have good shoulder flexibility - otherwise your arms would skim across the water. If you watch Phelps swim his kick is so strong that his upper body/shoulders just surges at a perfect height above the water. His arms rotate forward parallel to the water instead of yours - which point high at an angle toward the sky.
If you get a chance to shoot more video - shoot from an angle or the side. A little height would be good too.
It is hard to get a good look at your stroke from that video. I can't see your hip position nor get a really good idea what your kick and timing are.
I think your shoulders are low in the water and you have a somewhat unusual windmill style of swimming fly. Just a guess but your shoulders might be low in the water because of a weak kick. You are fortunate to have good shoulder flexibility - otherwise your arms would skim across the water. If you watch Phelps swim his kick is so strong that his upper body/shoulders just surges at a perfect height above the water. His arms rotate forward parallel to the water instead of yours - which point high at an angle toward the sky.
If you get a chance to shoot more video - shoot from an angle or the side. A little height would be good too.
