As you can probably guess by my name, freestyle is a confusing stroke for me.
What is the proper timing for the freestyle stroke?
Should one pause briefly before trying to pull?
Can kicking too much mess up the timing of the stroke?
When you swim with a freestyle snorkel, how much does that slow you down?
Should it be thumb first entry, pinky first or finger tip first?
Thanks for your help.
As you can probably guess by my name, freestyle is a confusing stroke for me.
What is the proper timing for the freestyle stroke?
Should one pause briefly before trying to pull?
Can kicking too much mess up the timing of the stroke?
When you swim with a freestyle snorkel, how much does that slow you down?
Should it be thumb first entry, pinky first or finger tip first?
Thanks for your help.
Is your goal to race, or are you looking to get a workout? The answers to these questions really vary from one swimmer to the next and what the goal is.
If you are interested in developing a freestyle stroke for competition, I'd suggest looking at some videos on YouTube- look up Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, or Grant Hackett. In some clips they have good closeup shots of the individual while swimming, while others show side-by-side comparisons with other elite swimmers.
You could also do some digging around in Anders Rasmussen's Swimming Faster Faster thread: Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
If you are wanting to become more efficient for fitness purposes (someone help me out here), maybe take a look at Total Immersion (TI) videos, which, I believe, help with efficiency. Although to be honest, I don't know a whole lot about it and I believe there are some TI coaches/developers here in the forum that could describe it better than I can. :angel:
I hope this helps- good luck.
As you can probably guess by my name, freestyle is a confusing stroke for me.
What is the proper timing for the freestyle stroke?
Should one pause briefly before trying to pull?
Can kicking too much mess up the timing of the stroke?
When you swim with a freestyle snorkel, how much does that slow you down?
Should it be thumb first entry, pinky first or finger tip first?
Thanks for your help.
Is your goal to race, or are you looking to get a workout? The answers to these questions really vary from one swimmer to the next and what the goal is.
If you are interested in developing a freestyle stroke for competition, I'd suggest looking at some videos on YouTube- look up Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, or Grant Hackett. In some clips they have good closeup shots of the individual while swimming, while others show side-by-side comparisons with other elite swimmers.
You could also do some digging around in Anders Rasmussen's Swimming Faster Faster thread: Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
If you are wanting to become more efficient for fitness purposes (someone help me out here), maybe take a look at Total Immersion (TI) videos, which, I believe, help with efficiency. Although to be honest, I don't know a whole lot about it and I believe there are some TI coaches/developers here in the forum that could describe it better than I can. :angel:
I hope this helps- good luck.
