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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This clip is at easy pace so there's naturally a dead point at the beginning of the catch. I wouldn't qualify it as being a dead spot, especially if you do feel that something is still happening. It's border line.
Right hand behaves little better. The left one is still cheating just a little bit. But the improvement is such that hey. I can only congratulate you.
Now. If you want this to hold the road for when you want to increase the rate (the speed), try flexing the wrist little earlier. Just little bit earlier.
So instead of what you call the dead spot (at this particular point in the pulling), gently flex the wrist and orient the palm of the hand backward.
I can see that you're doing it, but a bit too late.
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just gave it another look. Gees is it borderline. But I see no counterproductive dead spot. All you have to do is point fingers down little earlier and then you'll be ready to move to another aspect of your stroke.
If you want to understand better what I mean just pay close attention to the slight difference there is between right and left hand behavior. On right hand entry, you can see your fingers pointing down earlier. On left hand entry, the hand is hesitating a bit. It's as if it wanted to point up toward the surface then down. Just a little hesitation, a left over from your previous flawed technique.
This clip is at easy pace so there's naturally a dead point at the beginning of the catch. I wouldn't qualify it as being a dead spot, especially if you do feel that something is still happening. It's border line.
Right hand behaves little better. The left one is still cheating just a little bit. But the improvement is such that hey. I can only congratulate you.
Now. If you want this to hold the road for when you want to increase the rate (the speed), try flexing the wrist little earlier. Just little bit earlier.
So instead of what you call the dead spot (at this particular point in the pulling), gently flex the wrist and orient the palm of the hand backward.
I can see that you're doing it, but a bit too late.
** edit **
just gave it another look. Gees is it borderline. But I see no counterproductive dead spot. All you have to do is point fingers down little earlier and then you'll be ready to move to another aspect of your stroke.
If you want to understand better what I mean just pay close attention to the slight difference there is between right and left hand behavior. On right hand entry, you can see your fingers pointing down earlier. On left hand entry, the hand is hesitating a bit. It's as if it wanted to point up toward the surface then down. Just a little hesitation, a left over from your previous flawed technique.
