The Backstroke Lane

Thanks Fort; I appreciate the feedback. Yeah, I can see my kick is needing, uhhhh, a lot of improvement. I have been working on it with fins, but I have a looong way to go! As for my turnover, it feels like I am turning over fast, but I watch the video and just laugh at the slow-mo look of it. I will keep working on it! Thanks! Time your break-outs so that you aren't having to rest the non-pulling arm on the surface. If you watch, you will see you right arm sitting on the top of the water. You need to time it so that as the left arm is finising the first pull, the right one is still underwater. This will allow you to grab water with the right arm and go into the next stroke. Second, it looks as though you aren't rolling enough with your hips. You are recovering a bit too wide. If you had more hip rotation, the recovering arms will be able to come up in a straigther path from the exit, without having to swing wide. You do a good job of staying outside the shoulders on the entry. Don't change that at all. Just add some hip rotation so that you don't have to swing your arms much. Third, even on each swims, don't have "soft hands" on the swim. You want to drive each arm into the water, so that you can go to the catch positon about 12 or so inches deep. If you softly put the hands on the water, you have disconnected the arm from the body. You will probably find that you push the arm sideways to get it into the water, which will cause you to zig zag down the pool. Drive the arms into the water, directly to the catch. This will keep you connected, powerful and swimming straighter.

Thanks Fort; I appreciate the feedback. Yeah, I can see my kick is needing, uhhhh, a lot of improvement. I have been working on it with fins, but I have a looong way to go! As for my turnover, it feels like I am turning over fast, but I watch the video and just laugh at the slow-mo look of it. I will keep working on it! Thanks! Time your break-outs so that you aren't having to rest the non-pulling arm on the surface. If you watch, you will see you right arm sitting on the top of the water. You need to time it so that as the left arm is finising the first pull, the right one is still underwater. This will allow you to grab water with the right arm and go into the next stroke. Second, it looks as though you aren't rolling enough with your hips. You are recovering a bit too wide. If you had more hip rotation, the recovering arms will be able to come up in a straigther path from the exit, without having to swing wide. You do a good job of staying outside the shoulders on the entry. Don't change that at all. Just add some hip rotation so that you don't have to swing your arms much. Third, even on each swims, don't have "soft hands" on the swim. You want to drive each arm into the water, so that you can go to the catch positon about 12 or so inches deep. If you softly put the hands on the water, you have disconnected the arm from the body. You will probably find that you push the arm sideways to get it into the water, which will cause you to zig zag down the pool. Drive the arms into the water, directly to the catch. This will keep you connected, powerful and swimming straighter.