I did cursory search on this; saw some discussions of how important it is to play the "golf" game to gain speed while maintaining length with stroke, BUT, how do you actually INCREASE the distance per stroke? I know there are drills, but when I actually swim I cannot seem to get a stronger pull or better alignment in the water to go faster with less effort.
Pull fast under the water? High early vertical forearm? Better rotation? None of these seem to get me fewer strokes. What do you think actually GETS you more distance?
And if there is a thread that addresses the getting of more distance, please forgive, and redirect me.
Paul...then how do you correct this overrotating the hips? It seems like one would want the hips and shoulders to roll together?
There is and should be a degree of rotation at the hips...the problem I see is when people try to extend their reach to lower stroke count there is often an over-rotation. I read some stuff that Mike Bottom & GHJ were writing about this and have played with it a lot lately...I can literally feel acceleration when I focus on trying to keep the hips more level. Granted this is more applicable to sprints where at speed you swim flatter but in general I think people miss this potential problem.
Paul...then how do you correct this overrotating the hips? It seems like one would want the hips and shoulders to roll together?
There is and should be a degree of rotation at the hips...the problem I see is when people try to extend their reach to lower stroke count there is often an over-rotation. I read some stuff that Mike Bottom & GHJ were writing about this and have played with it a lot lately...I can literally feel acceleration when I focus on trying to keep the hips more level. Granted this is more applicable to sprints where at speed you swim flatter but in general I think people miss this potential problem.
