Tricks to help you engage your "core" in Freestyle

Not sure if it's the sort of answer you're looking for but anyway... YouTube- Free Style - Lawn Mower And a little experiment here YouTube- Unanchored Body Rotation Note. I recorded both clips very quickly without having worked on the message first. I refer, in the first clip, as this being a 'little exercise' a 'dry land exercise'. But in fact, I don't think it is. It's more an experiment. In order to make it even more productive, more Free Style stroke specifics should be added (e.g. EVF pulling and the like). The purpose of this first experiment is to draw a parallel so that less skilled swimmers fully understand the importance of using the Core as part of this important Body Rotation aspect. The second experiment shows that it ain't even necessary to be anchored in order to rotate freely in the water. Not sure if it can be considered as an exercise or a drill as well. For now, I'd rather call it an experiment.

Not sure if it's the sort of answer you're looking for but anyway... YouTube- Free Style - Lawn Mower And a little experiment here YouTube- Unanchored Body Rotation Note. I recorded both clips very quickly without having worked on the message first. I refer, in the first clip, as this being a 'little exercise' a 'dry land exercise'. But in fact, I don't think it is. It's more an experiment. In order to make it even more productive, more Free Style stroke specifics should be added (e.g. EVF pulling and the like). The purpose of this first experiment is to draw a parallel so that less skilled swimmers fully understand the importance of using the Core as part of this important Body Rotation aspect. The second experiment shows that it ain't even necessary to be anchored in order to rotate freely in the water. Not sure if it can be considered as an exercise or a drill as well. For now, I'd rather call it an experiment.