Today, for whatever reason, I made a focused effort to sight the end of the pool, albeit momentarily, during my breath. I think it helped me keep correct orientation and pitch thus helping my body dolphin. I think before I was just looking cross eyed into the water ahead and not really picking the end of the pool as the focus. It was cool seeing the wall "rapidly" approaching.
So my question is, should you not look at any discernable thing and zone out looking for the tee, or should you take a conscious peek at the wall on every breath to help keep body orientation?
What say you?
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I definately don't want to lift my head too much. Just don't know if I should focus on "nothing" when my head is out of the water.
IMO Phelps is looking at the wall ahead, but I think he has an "experts" only head position.
His chin skims the surface as it rides along that giraffe like neck of his. So perhaps it doesn't affect him in any way (to be looking forward).
But even he said...in his 60 minutes interview...he won the 100 fly because Cavic lifted his head up...and he held his down.
To paraphrase what he said...any lift of the head is like putting on the water brakes.
I definately don't want to lift my head too much. Just don't know if I should focus on "nothing" when my head is out of the water.
IMO Phelps is looking at the wall ahead, but I think he has an "experts" only head position.
His chin skims the surface as it rides along that giraffe like neck of his. So perhaps it doesn't affect him in any way (to be looking forward).
But even he said...in his 60 minutes interview...he won the 100 fly because Cavic lifted his head up...and he held his down.
To paraphrase what he said...any lift of the head is like putting on the water brakes.
