Any old dogs out there trying new tricks? Any younger generation masters swimmers swimming this way?
www.goswim.tv/.../freestyle---loper-drill.html
"In watching the Olympics, we can't help but notice the impact that "lopers" are having in freestyle. While high-rate freestylers and straight-arm freestylers have been getting the most attention this year for the speeds they've achieved, lopers are certainly making a HUGE impact."
Forgive my ignorance, but SDK means what? Submerged dolphin kick?
On the Athens video, you can see he hasn't developed that to the same extent as in Bejing either. I think we'll see a lot more of this, too.
There's some kind of twisting torque thing that's going on in the stroke that gives it great power. Kind of, windup-UNWIND. The stroke has to be asymmetrical to work. It's clever how the breathing plays a role. And one can breathe more during the race.
It's going to be rough on shoulders, though, perhaps no matter what, but for sure if it isn't done right and carefully practiced. I say this knowing that the key to it all is in the core. It isn't an accident that Phelps can swim this way AND comes out of turns the way he does.
Forgive my ignorance, but SDK means what? Submerged dolphin kick?
On the Athens video, you can see he hasn't developed that to the same extent as in Bejing either. I think we'll see a lot more of this, too.
There's some kind of twisting torque thing that's going on in the stroke that gives it great power. Kind of, windup-UNWIND. The stroke has to be asymmetrical to work. It's clever how the breathing plays a role. And one can breathe more during the race.
It's going to be rough on shoulders, though, perhaps no matter what, but for sure if it isn't done right and carefully practiced. I say this knowing that the key to it all is in the core. It isn't an accident that Phelps can swim this way AND comes out of turns the way he does.
