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
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I don't like this last clip as much as the previous one.
Basically, when I look at your hands, I am happy if you seem to be preparing the catch immediately, and unhappy when I feel that there's a dead spot during which your hand does nothing but wait (to be late).
Would this last clip be filmed prior the previous one?
Here. I took an arbitrary clip of Ian Thorpe performing a 200 (or a 400) I am not sure. Look closely at the underwater angles. Most unaware eyes would mistakenly think that there's a dead spot preceding the catch, but there's none.
1- The hand/arm enters
2- The arm slowly sink along with body rotation
3- The hand immediately starts preparing the catch by pointing fingers down. This is systematic.
4- As soon as the hand finishes her positioning game (pointing fingers down) the arm continues sinking to catch.
No dead spot.
While Thope's fingers point down upon hand entry, yours are pointing slightly up (left hand). I'd venture in assuming that if you were simply pointing fingers down upon left hand entry to prepare for the catch, you'll kill several birds with one stone.
Like I said previously, I am not overly concerned with the fact that your hand crosses the mid line (not at all in fact). I am concerned by the fact that it doesn't do its job. If it was pointing forward (thus not crossing any line), it'd still create a dead spot followed by some emergency disorganized late catch, and I would still be unhappy.
I don't like this last clip as much as the previous one.
Basically, when I look at your hands, I am happy if you seem to be preparing the catch immediately, and unhappy when I feel that there's a dead spot during which your hand does nothing but wait (to be late).
Would this last clip be filmed prior the previous one?
Here. I took an arbitrary clip of Ian Thorpe performing a 200 (or a 400) I am not sure. Look closely at the underwater angles. Most unaware eyes would mistakenly think that there's a dead spot preceding the catch, but there's none.
1- The hand/arm enters
2- The arm slowly sink along with body rotation
3- The hand immediately starts preparing the catch by pointing fingers down. This is systematic.
4- As soon as the hand finishes her positioning game (pointing fingers down) the arm continues sinking to catch.
No dead spot.
While Thope's fingers point down upon hand entry, yours are pointing slightly up (left hand). I'd venture in assuming that if you were simply pointing fingers down upon left hand entry to prepare for the catch, you'll kill several birds with one stone.
Like I said previously, I am not overly concerned with the fact that your hand crosses the mid line (not at all in fact). I am concerned by the fact that it doesn't do its job. If it was pointing forward (thus not crossing any line), it'd still create a dead spot followed by some emergency disorganized late catch, and I would still be unhappy.
