New LCM *** stroke WR:s age group 35-39...

Allen, Thx a lot for your comments! First of all - Since I don´t have a coach you are now the closest to having one :). We are a couple of masters swimmers in the northern part of Stockholm, Sweden trying to coach each other by looking, filming, analyzing and commenting each others strokes and comparing with DVDs of the great ones like Denniston and Hansen, and YouTube clips of Kitajima, Dale Oen, Van Den Burg etc. It may sound silly to compare us mere mortals with these stars, but from a learning perspective it is very interesting to see what they do well and different from us. Not an easy and fast process, but it is better than nothing. Again thanks for your input. I have a couple of questions on your comments: First is that I think you could get a little more power if you emphasize the insweep more.That seems the weakest part of your pull.Some coaches teach a strong insweep and some don't so if your coach disagrees consider me wrong. I really like this comment since I feel that my pull is the one thing I am in most control of. I can change it as I want. (in opposite to my kick which is very hard to change I have found). So if I only can get a mental picture on how I should do it instead that would be great. Do you have any example videos or pictures where I can see the difference between my stroke and your suggested change? Do you by "stronger insweep" mean only "faster" or "more powerful/better grip" or maybe both? Similarly,while I recommend a relatively flat stroke,yours is flat even by my standards.I think if you kick slightly down more and flex your hips very slightly more(both up and down) you will get a better flow.Play with it and see how it feels. I thought that my kick was already pointing downwards too much, not creating the push in the most ideal direction. You are suggesting to kick downwards even more to lift my hips? Correct? Do you think I am too flat also in the SCM WR race? I am wondering if the underwater footage of me might be a little bit misleading since it is from a heavy workout period and the WR race SCM is fully tapered... Best regards Per

Allen, Thx a lot for your comments! First of all - Since I don´t have a coach you are now the closest to having one :). We are a couple of masters swimmers in the northern part of Stockholm, Sweden trying to coach each other by looking, filming, analyzing and commenting each others strokes and comparing with DVDs of the great ones like Denniston and Hansen, and YouTube clips of Kitajima, Dale Oen, Van Den Burg etc. It may sound silly to compare us mere mortals with these stars, but from a learning perspective it is very interesting to see what they do well and different from us. Not an easy and fast process, but it is better than nothing. Again thanks for your input. I have a couple of questions on your comments: First is that I think you could get a little more power if you emphasize the insweep more.That seems the weakest part of your pull.Some coaches teach a strong insweep and some don't so if your coach disagrees consider me wrong. I really like this comment since I feel that my pull is the one thing I am in most control of. I can change it as I want. (in opposite to my kick which is very hard to change I have found). So if I only can get a mental picture on how I should do it instead that would be great. Do you have any example videos or pictures where I can see the difference between my stroke and your suggested change? Do you by "stronger insweep" mean only "faster" or "more powerful/better grip" or maybe both? Similarly,while I recommend a relatively flat stroke,yours is flat even by my standards.I think if you kick slightly down more and flex your hips very slightly more(both up and down) you will get a better flow.Play with it and see how it feels. I thought that my kick was already pointing downwards too much, not creating the push in the most ideal direction. You are suggesting to kick downwards even more to lift my hips? Correct? Do you think I am too flat also in the SCM WR race? I am wondering if the underwater footage of me might be a little bit misleading since it is from a heavy workout period and the WR race SCM is fully tapered... Best regards Per