Anyone ever feel like they are plowing through the water on freestyle, instead of swimming on top of it?
I know that we can't actually swim fast enough to "swim on top" of the water, but I feel like I am swimming underwater most of the time. It's a frustrating feeling.
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well, i think you need to seek the middle "ground" (heh heh).......
glide rather than plow (and forget about that on top of the water idea)
I know we can't swim on top of the water(unless I attach an outboard motor to my feet)
But I am tired of feeling like I am plowing through the water. I am not crazy about the term glide. To me, it implies that nothing is happening in the stroke. If nothing is happening, then the stroke is stop..go..stop..go. That doesn't lead to a propulsive stroke. In fact, to me, that term makes freestyle seem like more work than anything.
well, i think you need to seek the middle "ground" (heh heh).......
glide rather than plow (and forget about that on top of the water idea)
I know we can't swim on top of the water(unless I attach an outboard motor to my feet)
But I am tired of feeling like I am plowing through the water. I am not crazy about the term glide. To me, it implies that nothing is happening in the stroke. If nothing is happening, then the stroke is stop..go..stop..go. That doesn't lead to a propulsive stroke. In fact, to me, that term makes freestyle seem like more work than anything.
