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The Backstroke Lane

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over 14 years ago
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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  • over 11 years ago
    You possibly may be overreaching (i.e. reaching your hand above your head so that it crosses over inside of your shoulder width). This would cause your lower half to compensate for the upper half getting out of alignment. Try to enter at the 11 o'clock/1 o'clock position. I know it's hard...one of my downfalls as well. When I do it correctly, it actually feels like I'm not reaching far enough, but I'm actually where I should be. Also, bodyroll could be the culprit as well. I'd have to agree with this... I just found a good drill video from go swim that talks about this same issue. Check this link: www.goswim.tv/.../backstroke---hand-entry-width.html I like Karl S's drill idea too, though I've had enough "wall problems" lately that I don't think I'll be trying it any time soon.
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  • over 11 years ago
    You possibly may be overreaching (i.e. reaching your hand above your head so that it crosses over inside of your shoulder width). This would cause your lower half to compensate for the upper half getting out of alignment. Try to enter at the 11 o'clock/1 o'clock position. I know it's hard...one of my downfalls as well. When I do it correctly, it actually feels like I'm not reaching far enough, but I'm actually where I should be. Also, bodyroll could be the culprit as well. I'd have to agree with this... I just found a good drill video from go swim that talks about this same issue. Check this link: www.goswim.tv/.../backstroke---hand-entry-width.html I like Karl S's drill idea too, though I've had enough "wall problems" lately that I don't think I'll be trying it any time soon.
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