Missed the memo about the changes in Backstroke ...
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Just did my second Swimetrics test last week and got the results. It's great stuff for my Freestyle and I got a lot of good feedback
-- this time, I also did my Backstroke and I think I must have missed out on the changes in backstroke technique. I am not totally clean on the pinky entry, so that's what I would have expected but then:
- I try to get to a 90 degree angle on my arm pull, which means my hands / fingers are pointing slightly up with the shoulder rotation -- apparently all wrong ... keep arm at about 120 degrees ?? Fingers pointing horizontal ... I tried that today and I reach soooo far into the other lane and oncoming traffic ...:bump:
- Then, I was taught kind of a downward swoop finishing the stroke off a little underneath my hip and then exiting the water. Well - that appears to be totally wrong (somehwat obvious when you see it .. I guess). :badday:
I had watched some underwater videos of Peirsol and I noticed this stuff - but I must have missed the boat somewhere in the last few decades...
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Hoch, did you change your freestyle after your first session, and did you see different results on your second session?
Yes - I did make some adjustments and Yes I could see the difference -- But, I got about 5 new things to work on .....
First time - my head was a little too high // I did have a small S-type stroke // elbows could catch a little higher // my right arm pull was "slower" than my left (was not sure why)
You can't fix it all at once - I did focus on the head - and it go better + I tried to get rid of the S and that got better.
I can still catch a little higher and this time around I got the video from the other side -- my breathing side. I open up my rotation a little too much on my breathing side - that is why my right arm pull is slower.
But the proof is in the pudding and the pudding is being made this weekend at our Regional meet:)
Hoch, did you change your freestyle after your first session, and did you see different results on your second session?
Yes - I did make some adjustments and Yes I could see the difference -- But, I got about 5 new things to work on .....
First time - my head was a little too high // I did have a small S-type stroke // elbows could catch a little higher // my right arm pull was "slower" than my left (was not sure why)
You can't fix it all at once - I did focus on the head - and it go better + I tried to get rid of the S and that got better.
I can still catch a little higher and this time around I got the video from the other side -- my breathing side. I open up my rotation a little too much on my breathing side - that is why my right arm pull is slower.
But the proof is in the pudding and the pudding is being made this weekend at our Regional meet:)
