Freestyle body rotation/getting power from the hips
Former Member
First of all, I don't know if these concepts are directly related. But I finally got some coaching tips and realize that I am plowing through the water like I am swimming like I am stroking with my belly on a surfboard. I have learned to get the high elbow recovery and now I feel the rotation of my body, or at least the potential for it to rotate.
So my question is, do I force my body to rotate more, or is this a natural consequence of doing other things correctly? I can especially feel it on my left/non-breathing side where I can force myself to over rotate beyond which I am doing.
The power from the hips part, I was told I need to do that, but I have no idea how to execute it.
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When I swim freestyle I have the very clear perception that rotation contributes to stroking power, but can anyone offer an explanation of how rotation gets translated into forward propulsion? Or is perception being fooled by synchronization? Is it possible that rotation merely positions the limbs into a good position for effectively applying force with the limbs? Perhaps the perception of generating power is useful enough in itself as a feedback mechanism?
Solar, I'm only guessing but I suspect that it would only take a minimal amount of force to stop your rotation, which would indicate it isn't very powerful. It looks to me like you are performing the rotational equivalent of starting a swing into motion without touching the ground.
Until I can come up with a plausible explanation of how rotation translates into propulsion I will be skeptical of the theory that power is generated by rather than transmitted through the core when rotating. I find these questions fascinating, it would be great to get a better grip on this stuff!
When I swim freestyle I have the very clear perception that rotation contributes to stroking power, but can anyone offer an explanation of how rotation gets translated into forward propulsion? Or is perception being fooled by synchronization? Is it possible that rotation merely positions the limbs into a good position for effectively applying force with the limbs? Perhaps the perception of generating power is useful enough in itself as a feedback mechanism?
Solar, I'm only guessing but I suspect that it would only take a minimal amount of force to stop your rotation, which would indicate it isn't very powerful. It looks to me like you are performing the rotational equivalent of starting a swing into motion without touching the ground.
Until I can come up with a plausible explanation of how rotation translates into propulsion I will be skeptical of the theory that power is generated by rather than transmitted through the core when rotating. I find these questions fascinating, it would be great to get a better grip on this stuff!
