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?
And the one thing that surprised me was that Phelps breathes every stroke, unlike advice given to so many who swim fly. I wonder what a lot of you think about that. He was amazing to watch at the Olympics.
Donna
He does it because his position in the water is so correct that he can easily breathe every stroke because there is no difference in the level of effort to take a breath versus not. Unlike the rest of us mere mortals. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
And the one thing that surprised me was that Phelps breathes every stroke, unlike advice given to so many who swim fly. I wonder what a lot of you think about that. He was amazing to watch at the Olympics.
Donna
He does it because his position in the water is so correct that he can easily breathe every stroke because there is no difference in the level of effort to take a breath versus not. Unlike the rest of us mere mortals. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
