I'm going to order some of those paddles! I think they're just what I need!
You might try tennis balls first. They'd be cheaper and you probably have a couple laying around...
Mr.Smooth has an amazing hand entry, there is no splash.
However, he should work on his head position, as it appears to be a bit high. The pitch angle of his hands seem to be a bit acute, but that could be my bias.
He looks back when he takes a breath, a no-no in my book.
Seems like he is always exhaling. Must have big lungs.
Mr. Smooth's kick seems to be a bit out of synch with the force phase of his stroke.
He seems like a fairly good swimmer. If he gave us his times I could give more feedback.
Kudos to Mr. Smooth for not wearing one of those tech suits.
Some interesting facts from Swimsmooth.
Grant Hackett during 1500m World Record: 76 SPM, Swimming speed: 58.3"/100m, height: 1.97m
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George, I don't understand the swimming speed. What does 58.3"/100m
mean? Aside from the mixed units, inches divided by meters would be a dimensionless number after applying a meters/inch conversion.
???
Thx,
Skip
George, I don't understand the swimming speed. What does 58.3"/100m
mean? Aside from the mixed units, inches divided by meters would be a dimensionless number after applying a meters/inch conversion.
???
Thx,
Skip
In this case the " stands for seconds rather than inches,
58.3"/100m = 58.3 seconds/100m
Interesting site. The advice they give about kick patterns in freestyle are exactly the opposite of what Jon Olsen told me to do at the Race Club. Mr. Smooth does it the way that feels more natural to me, and since I have reverted back in this direction anyway, now I can do so guiltlessly.
