With the proliferation of video cameras and the ease of uploading stuff to YouTube and from there to the U.S.M.S. forums, it occurred to me that it might make for a nice section of these forums to have a one-stop place were swimmers could post videos of everthing from starts and turns to the various strokes, and that others (like Ande, Chris, Leslie, Patrick, etc.) could lend their considerable expertise and advice.
I know that people have been posting their stroke videos hither and yon throughout these forums, but it might be nice if there were a single dedicated spot where you could do this and get feedback.
As an example of this, I am going to post a video taken at Colony Zones Sprint Classic this past fall. The two swimmers in here are Dave Varner, who leads the entire race, and me, who comes in second. The video was shot by a friend of Dave's, and there are times when I am so far behind him that I no longer appear in the view finder. Somehow, I managed to close at the end. I think he beat me by only a half second.
Anyhow, I personally would love any suggestions on my stroke. I suspect Dave would appreciate this too, but I am not positive. I am the one in the lighter blue FS I with the very langorous (almost lazy) looking stroke. Despite appearances, this was my fastest 200 in several years at 1:57.44. It felt at the time like I was trying hard, but it does not look like it.
My turns look particularly inept. Any suggestions?
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Dave Varner would appreciate any and all input, especially on swimming.
Caveats (don't we all have a few....):
1. My left shoulder has never been the same after jamming a sprint finish in 2006. No xray damage seen, 1 cortisone shot, but it's funky anyway. I try to roll and keep my alignment straight even if my arms don't match.
2. I've never been a dual side breather; perhaps growing up in wavy age-group training convinced me that breathing twoards the lane line was more reliable, I dunno. I could always learn a new trick, though.
3. Mr. Vlog had an incredible finish on that race. My piano was larger than his at that moment. Do not let that guy sneak up on you!
4. Would be interested in knowing how everyone's stroke count varies through a race - I believe I was around 14 at the beginning and then madly clawing at 17 at the end. As Mr. Wolff puts it, "dinosaur arms" flailing away.
DV
Dave Varner would appreciate any and all input, especially on swimming.
Caveats (don't we all have a few....):
1. My left shoulder has never been the same after jamming a sprint finish in 2006. No xray damage seen, 1 cortisone shot, but it's funky anyway. I try to roll and keep my alignment straight even if my arms don't match.
2. I've never been a dual side breather; perhaps growing up in wavy age-group training convinced me that breathing twoards the lane line was more reliable, I dunno. I could always learn a new trick, though.
3. Mr. Vlog had an incredible finish on that race. My piano was larger than his at that moment. Do not let that guy sneak up on you!
4. Would be interested in knowing how everyone's stroke count varies through a race - I believe I was around 14 at the beginning and then madly clawing at 17 at the end. As Mr. Wolff puts it, "dinosaur arms" flailing away.
DV
