Hello,
I recently took up swimming (October) @ age 43 and have never done much else than splash around in a pool.
I trained myself using Total Immersion (I have been looking at the forums here and I suspsect I just threw a hand grenade into this thread :) )
As with other skills I have learned, I feel one has to develop their own form and style - so I am not following TI by the book....
Anyway, this is the first time I have seen myself swimming and I see some errors:
a. rolling too far to breath or simply turning my head to breathe
b. head position
c. legs uselessly kicking around..
video of me swimming:
link.
any pointers on how to
a. work my kick into my stroke better.
b. work on body roll.
Anyway, I have to say I LOVE swimming. to me its like mediation, excercise, pilates, dance, and flying all in one.
I wish i had discovered it sooner, but better late then never.
Anyway, I welcome your feedback.
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I think your stroke looks very nice for someone with roughly 3 months experience.
You're keeping your body level in the water and you're not wiggling at the hips--that's good! Those are sometimes the hardest parts to master.
I agree that your hands enter way to close to your head. In part, I think that's due to the "mail slot entry" that TI teaches. You do want to enter your hand smoothly, just work on moving the entry out farther (forward) from your head.
You already recognize that you're rolling too far when you breathe. One positive takaway is that you're keeping your body level when you breathe. As you work on a less exagerated roll, don't lose that level position--don't let your hips/feet sink.
I think your stroke looks very nice for someone with roughly 3 months experience.
You're keeping your body level in the water and you're not wiggling at the hips--that's good! Those are sometimes the hardest parts to master.
I agree that your hands enter way to close to your head. In part, I think that's due to the "mail slot entry" that TI teaches. You do want to enter your hand smoothly, just work on moving the entry out farther (forward) from your head.
You already recognize that you're rolling too far when you breathe. One positive takaway is that you're keeping your body level when you breathe. As you work on a less exagerated roll, don't lose that level position--don't let your hips/feet sink.
