Backstrokers unite.
We know every detail of the ceilings where we train unless it's the sky which is ever changing.
We SDK every day. It's breath taking.
We go forwards in reverse.
We get to flip over on turns. We gotta stay on our back.
We swim back. We kick back.
Aaron's the man
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol gets title and new record, from Universal Sports
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol Late Night Appearance/Interview (8.28.08)
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
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In general, I do not have a good eye for stroke mechanics, so please take my comments for what they're worth, i.e., not much.
To me, head position looks good (nice & stable!) and body position looks good. I don't know what to say about the kick.
In both videos, it looks to me like you are slipping a lot of water with your left hand. Maybe not so much with your right hand? I'd suggest trying to find a better catch & pull. Throttle down your stroke rate to something slower, and find something where you can really PULL on the water. Then, over a period of months, gradually increase stroke rate while maintaining the same efficiency. Yes, it's difficult.
To calibrate the underwater dolphin kick, I suggest the following. Get Bruce to time a 25 AFAP underwater SDK vs. a 25 AFAP back where you swim as much as possible (if 25 is too far, do 12.5). If necessary do it several times. That will give you an idea of how fast SDK is versus swimming. In my case, they are almost exactly the same speed, so in a 50, I can trade off SDK versus swimming at will. To me your SDK looks slower than swimming, so you may want to come up as sooner. Timing some sprints will tell the tale.
You can also calibrate 25s with slower, stronger pulls, versus 25s with a higher turnover rate (and presumably slipping more water). In my experience, increased turnover rate is not always a win. You have to play with it.
Any of this may be wrong! YMMV.
Even better:
fVk909tUfCk
vVKckXWupK4
In general, I do not have a good eye for stroke mechanics, so please take my comments for what they're worth, i.e., not much.
To me, head position looks good (nice & stable!) and body position looks good. I don't know what to say about the kick.
In both videos, it looks to me like you are slipping a lot of water with your left hand. Maybe not so much with your right hand? I'd suggest trying to find a better catch & pull. Throttle down your stroke rate to something slower, and find something where you can really PULL on the water. Then, over a period of months, gradually increase stroke rate while maintaining the same efficiency. Yes, it's difficult.
To calibrate the underwater dolphin kick, I suggest the following. Get Bruce to time a 25 AFAP underwater SDK vs. a 25 AFAP back where you swim as much as possible (if 25 is too far, do 12.5). If necessary do it several times. That will give you an idea of how fast SDK is versus swimming. In my case, they are almost exactly the same speed, so in a 50, I can trade off SDK versus swimming at will. To me your SDK looks slower than swimming, so you may want to come up as sooner. Timing some sprints will tell the tale.
You can also calibrate 25s with slower, stronger pulls, versus 25s with a higher turnover rate (and presumably slipping more water). In my experience, increased turnover rate is not always a win. You have to play with it.
Any of this may be wrong! YMMV.
