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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Wow Steve, that looks a ton better. I just changed my stroke 3 weeks ago, and swimming daily it is just now starting to feel normal again.
I don't know if you are doing this because of your shoulder, but you are entering thumb down. It is usually easier on the shoulder to enter fingertips first. Hold your arm out, then rotate your thumb from up to down, and feel the rotation in the ball of the shoulder. For me, thumb down creates a little pressure in the joint, where thumb neutral or thumb up does not create any pressure.
Wow Steve, that looks a ton better. I just changed my stroke 3 weeks ago, and swimming daily it is just now starting to feel normal again.
I don't know if you are doing this because of your shoulder, but you are entering thumb down. It is usually easier on the shoulder to enter fingertips first. Hold your arm out, then rotate your thumb from up to down, and feel the rotation in the ball of the shoulder. For me, thumb down creates a little pressure in the joint, where thumb neutral or thumb up does not create any pressure.
