Vanderkaay a freestyle expert shares his methods on how he is able to master the freestyle in both long and short distances. Get the inside scoop from Olympian Vanderkaay below:
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Glenn,
You may want to discount any advice from me re distance freestyle, but I saw a really good video where the swimmers were using a center mount snorkle (Finis) and doing one length of right arm only, one length of left arm only and then combined stroke. The non-swimming arm should be at your side. The object was to initiate the the hip drive (downward) instantaneously prior to the other arm catch. Instead of working on the up portion of the hip roll, the concentration/timing sequence was was on the down hip motion. I've tried it and once you're used to this timing if feels great. In the past I always concentrated on coordinating my upward hip roll with my arm recovery on the same side. If I can remember to do it, I think the new way is better
Rich
Glenn,
You may want to discount any advice from me re distance freestyle, but I saw a really good video where the swimmers were using a center mount snorkle (Finis) and doing one length of right arm only, one length of left arm only and then combined stroke. The non-swimming arm should be at your side. The object was to initiate the the hip drive (downward) instantaneously prior to the other arm catch. Instead of working on the up portion of the hip roll, the concentration/timing sequence was was on the down hip motion. I've tried it and once you're used to this timing if feels great. In the past I always concentrated on coordinating my upward hip roll with my arm recovery on the same side. If I can remember to do it, I think the new way is better
Rich
