How would you judge Phelps' technique in this vid?
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I saw this link on a triathlon forum and people were saying that Phelps' style is really bad in that video. For example that his hands tend to enter the water too soon and too near to his head.
There were loads of other negative comments which I can't remember.
Even though Phelps is just doing an easy swim on that vid I personally think that he still has a perfect technique.
I would compare it to Picasso. Even if Picasso would do some quick and loose doodles on a napkin, his drawings would still show that he has a brilliant craftsmanship, if you know what I mean:D
Here's the video: YouTube- Michael Phelps easyswim with 2beat kick
if you want to see perfect crawlstroke technique, find some video of Ian Thorpe, Alex Popov, and Dara Torres. Phelps' technique isn't perfect, but it seems to pay the bills. My only suggestion for him would be to stick with the loping style rather than the straight-arm style he experimented with last year.
if you want to see perfect crawlstroke technique, find some video of Ian Thorpe, Alex Popov, and Dara Torres. Phelps' technique isn't perfect, but it seems to pay the bills. My only suggestion for him would be to stick with the loping style rather than the straight-arm style he experimented with last year.
