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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LindsayNB...
at least one way that rotation leads to propulsion...
stand in the pool, stretch both arms forward laying hands on surface, now rotate body, notice one hand comes back without 'pulling' whatsoever (imagine a catch was involved here) and the other hand goes forward (for more reach for the catch)...thus, propulsion merely from rotation without even 'pulling' the arm back....the arm/hand can 'passively' produce propulsion with the energy of body rotation...rotation itself induces pull
as we know from starting a pull-cord lawnmower, there is more force through body rotation than simply pulling straight back with the arm...of course, this is the back muscle vs shoulder muscle strength thing
LindsayNB...
at least one way that rotation leads to propulsion...
stand in the pool, stretch both arms forward laying hands on surface, now rotate body, notice one hand comes back without 'pulling' whatsoever (imagine a catch was involved here) and the other hand goes forward (for more reach for the catch)...thus, propulsion merely from rotation without even 'pulling' the arm back....the arm/hand can 'passively' produce propulsion with the energy of body rotation...rotation itself induces pull
as we know from starting a pull-cord lawnmower, there is more force through body rotation than simply pulling straight back with the arm...of course, this is the back muscle vs shoulder muscle strength thing
