I recently bought an underwater video camera, and have recorded my first videos.
Here is a clip of my butterfly. (It's my worst stroke, but I'm a sucker for doing things in IM order. Plus fly videos seem to be the hot topic at the moment.)
YouTube- Butterfly 10-02-19
I knew that video would be great feedback: the few times I have seen an above-water clip of myself, I have been astonished to see things I was unaware that I was doing. But underwater video is even better.
Flaws I can see:
hands move too close in front?
too much glide/pause in front?
stroke not flat enough: too vertical during recovery
first kick (with hands extended) is too late?
first kick (with hands extended) is too hinged at the knee
I'm uncertain about my own diagnosis, though, and would welcome other opinions.
Also, since my timing & stroke actually feel fairly smooth to me while swimming (very different from how it looks), I'd love to hear about drills or key attention points that can help me focus on the changes I need to make.
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In this video of Mike Cavic you can see that he uses a fairly narrow hand entry and pulls pretty much straight back. It's interesting to contrast his stroke with Phelp's. The only two people to swim 100m LCM fly under 50s and they have quite different strokes.
Anyway, listen to his coach's explanation of hand entry and catch, not too far into the video. The press the hips description might not be a good one. In any case in my own experimentation I'm finding that the narrower entry and then pulling straight back seems to be working for me, the reorientation from downhill to slightly uphill seems to occur naturally when using it. YMMV!
YouTube- Milorad Cavic - Serbian Silver Medalist trains at The Race Club
In this video of Mike Cavic you can see that he uses a fairly narrow hand entry and pulls pretty much straight back. It's interesting to contrast his stroke with Phelp's. The only two people to swim 100m LCM fly under 50s and they have quite different strokes.
Anyway, listen to his coach's explanation of hand entry and catch, not too far into the video. The press the hips description might not be a good one. In any case in my own experimentation I'm finding that the narrower entry and then pulling straight back seems to be working for me, the reorientation from downhill to slightly uphill seems to occur naturally when using it. YMMV!
YouTube- Milorad Cavic - Serbian Silver Medalist trains at The Race Club
