I have always had a problem keeping my legs up on my Crawl stroke. I'm 66 a new swimmer ( 3 years ). My masters coach has gotten my arm stroke straighten out, no pun intended, so I do catch the water and keep my elbow up.
But he continues to tell me I drop my hips with many suggestions like drop my head, swim down hill, suck up my butt, push my chest down. But I still have a problem.
In fact I really don't care if I have a good kick, I just don't want my legs to sink and slow me down.
Are their any dry land drills that will help me,
I am devoting Jan & Feb to improving my technique and the hell with any endurance training, so I still have 36 days left to get my legs up.
Thanks,
Bob
The head up or down issue is kinda interesting. Most people advocate looking straight down, but Ian Thorpe seemed to do pretty well with a head looking forward approach. Different things work best for different people. I think in terms of balance, perhaps the chest position is more important than head position, i.e. leaning the chest downward.
The head up or down issue is kinda interesting. Most people advocate looking straight down, but Ian Thorpe seemed to do pretty well with a head looking forward approach. Different things work best for different people. I think in terms of balance, perhaps the chest position is more important than head position, i.e. leaning the chest downward.
