Got a camera in Guam last week to record some fish and stuff. Now that I'm back home I can put it to better use and try to improve my style. Here are several clips, two from yesterday and one from today.
My left hand crosses into my right side and my right hand goes way outside at mid-stroke. Not sure if this is a balance compensation but I havent been able to correct it yet
2009_1102i0007.flv video by C6C6CH3vo - Photobucket
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i concur with g. the left crossover is the most obvious thing i would work to change. here are a couple of ideas:
breathe both sides equally. any pattern that is comfortable but put in equal time on both sides.
enter your hand with fingertips down (not thumb down, as your left hand does). let your wrist and forearm follow your fingers through the hole they punch in the water's surface.
swim holding a golf ball in each hand (it may help to extend your index finger)
focus on your finger following a line parallel to, and outside of the line at the bottom of the pool (shoulder width)
a six beat kick is great, but it has to be in sync with your stroke to be effective. it was hard to tell if your arms and legs are working together.
i concur with g. the left crossover is the most obvious thing i would work to change. here are a couple of ideas:
breathe both sides equally. any pattern that is comfortable but put in equal time on both sides.
enter your hand with fingertips down (not thumb down, as your left hand does). let your wrist and forearm follow your fingers through the hole they punch in the water's surface.
swim holding a golf ball in each hand (it may help to extend your index finger)
focus on your finger following a line parallel to, and outside of the line at the bottom of the pool (shoulder width)
a six beat kick is great, but it has to be in sync with your stroke to be effective. it was hard to tell if your arms and legs are working together.
