Foreward: My 50 was a good time for me, my 200 time I have actually beat in practice from a push. Criticism on my 50, starts and turns would probably be most beneficial to me, but I am interested to get feedback on some race pace video. These videos are from the DAM SCM meet yesterday.
My times are annotated in the video, but here they are for reference.
50: 27.71
200: 33.48/36.18/36.78/33.77 1:09.66/1:10.55 2:20.21
YouTube- Mike 50 free DAM SCM 2009
YouTube- Mike 200 free DAM SCM 2009
You have a well constructed stroke and I don't think there is a whole lot to change here. It is real nice to watch, very smooth. But since you are looking for feedback:
If anything, your left side pull looks a little deep? Hard to tell completely. A bit higher elbow(s) perhaps? I don't think you are returning your head to neutral early enough after breathing and this could be causing some loss of body rotation and your left elbow to drop. Also, like PWolf said, the stroke rate could be considerably higher and the kick could be stronger. To me, it looked like a 500 pace.
Coming off the blocks take a few SDK's and get out way past the flags. You popped right up.
How did it feel? I remember Ricky Berens saying in an interview that he feels like he is blacking out on his last 50.
I know that I've had thoughts of quiting the sport during the third 50 and no lucid thoughts at all in the last 50. I'm afraid to say that is how it should feel.
You have a well constructed stroke and I don't think there is a whole lot to change here. It is real nice to watch, very smooth. But since you are looking for feedback:
If anything, your left side pull looks a little deep? Hard to tell completely. A bit higher elbow(s) perhaps? I don't think you are returning your head to neutral early enough after breathing and this could be causing some loss of body rotation and your left elbow to drop. Also, like PWolf said, the stroke rate could be considerably higher and the kick could be stronger. To me, it looked like a 500 pace.
Coming off the blocks take a few SDK's and get out way past the flags. You popped right up.
How did it feel? I remember Ricky Berens saying in an interview that he feels like he is blacking out on his last 50.
I know that I've had thoughts of quiting the sport during the third 50 and no lucid thoughts at all in the last 50. I'm afraid to say that is how it should feel.
