I got filmed today for my breaststroke, which I posted in another thread, but I figure since I have the footage, might as well get a critique of my fly and free, too. I've been back into swimming for several months now, but I know I have a long way to go. I appreciate any feedback. Be harsh if you need to.
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Bumping to thank those who helped me and to show others trying to come back that improvement happens, even if it seems it won't.
I thought it had been a year since I posted these, but I still have a month to go. Thought I'd give an update. (I'll try and make new videos before my 1-year mark.)
Overall: My torso finally seems to have gotten the idea that it needs to adapt to swimming. I have aways to go, but I am so much more flexible now that I can hardly believe I was even swimming before. I used to think everyone must be joking when they said to put one hand on the other to streamline. I thought I'd never do that, but now it is natural. My upper body still drives my swimming, my torso is OK, and my legs are pretty weak in comparison.
Fly: I now swim 'cruise' fly in 7 strokes per 25. I can hold that for about 75 and then finish the 100 in 10 or so. Not bad, given at video time if I tried to swim a 50, I'd tank soon after the turn. Sadly (to me) this seems to be my best stroke, so I will be working on it more and more.
Free: I think my freestyle is completely transformed. Not sure how good it is, really, but my DPS is way down and speed is OK. I used to swim a broken 200 free (50s) to warm up so my stroke did not fall apart. Now, I am starting with a full 200y, with under 15 strokes for each length, and hardly feel it. If I swim a really slow, stretched DPS free, I can go 9 or 10. My flutter kick stinks, but I have started a 'kick day' in my rotation, and I am working on it.
(I can also actually kick 'on my side' without sinking, and I lost the rec suit!)
:bump:
Bumping to thank those who helped me and to show others trying to come back that improvement happens, even if it seems it won't.
I thought it had been a year since I posted these, but I still have a month to go. Thought I'd give an update. (I'll try and make new videos before my 1-year mark.)
Overall: My torso finally seems to have gotten the idea that it needs to adapt to swimming. I have aways to go, but I am so much more flexible now that I can hardly believe I was even swimming before. I used to think everyone must be joking when they said to put one hand on the other to streamline. I thought I'd never do that, but now it is natural. My upper body still drives my swimming, my torso is OK, and my legs are pretty weak in comparison.
Fly: I now swim 'cruise' fly in 7 strokes per 25. I can hold that for about 75 and then finish the 100 in 10 or so. Not bad, given at video time if I tried to swim a 50, I'd tank soon after the turn. Sadly (to me) this seems to be my best stroke, so I will be working on it more and more.
Free: I think my freestyle is completely transformed. Not sure how good it is, really, but my DPS is way down and speed is OK. I used to swim a broken 200 free (50s) to warm up so my stroke did not fall apart. Now, I am starting with a full 200y, with under 15 strokes for each length, and hardly feel it. If I swim a really slow, stretched DPS free, I can go 9 or 10. My flutter kick stinks, but I have started a 'kick day' in my rotation, and I am working on it.
(I can also actually kick 'on my side' without sinking, and I lost the rec suit!)
