Nice article about Chris in Swimmer Magazine Sept to October issue.
His stroke is Unique and it proves there is no stroke that fits all. I especially like his extension and I really like his finish. His shpoulders show me that they come out nicely and do not set up resistence as we see in many other swimmers. Chris if there are any better stills of your arm during the catch to finish mode I for one would like to see the underwater shots.
Very good stuff.
I went back last nigth and reviewed the backstroke issue that had Chris. I realized from looking at the photos, I definitly need to rotate more. Those underwater shots are great for realizing the things one needs to improve upon.
Not everyone rotates so much, including some extremely fast backstrokers. There is a trade-off between rotation (ie DPS) and turnover. My coach likes to say I have a 200-back kind of stroke, even when I sprint.
The common backstroke error of some backstrokers is they clench their teeth together tightly.
Interesting observation. I'm going to help out at a swim clinic in a few weeks (coaching backstroke); I'll watch out for this.
I went back last nigth and reviewed the backstroke issue that had Chris. I realized from looking at the photos, I definitly need to rotate more. Those underwater shots are great for realizing the things one needs to improve upon.
Not everyone rotates so much, including some extremely fast backstrokers. There is a trade-off between rotation (ie DPS) and turnover. My coach likes to say I have a 200-back kind of stroke, even when I sprint.
The common backstroke error of some backstrokers is they clench their teeth together tightly.
Interesting observation. I'm going to help out at a swim clinic in a few weeks (coaching backstroke); I'll watch out for this.
