hey everyone, i use to be on here about 4-5 months back and well here i am again. I had a buddy of mine record some videos of me underwater (they're pretty short) and i was hoping to get some feedback on my technique, and perhaps even some ideas for a coarse of training? anything and everything will be appreciated, thanks!
there are 3 videos, 2 are regular and one of them is a sprint
YouTube - P9160145
YouTube - P9160144
YouTube - P9160143.MP4
What everyone is getting at is this. When your arm (which is about to catch) is extended, you need to internally rotate your shoulder a bit without rotating your hand. In other words, your elbow, rather than facing the bottom of the pool, should face the side when the arm is extended. This allows you to flex your elbow in a way that keeps it in front of you on the catch, gets the forearm and hand downward/vertical, and then catapults you forward on the pull. Your forearm paddle gets vertical and begins working from out in front. The whole leading with your elbow mistake basically means that if your elbow is farther back than the forearm and hand, the forearm and hand logically cannot be in a vertical orientation. The benefit of the vertical position is obvious; the pull forces are all straight back, so you go faster.
What you are doing in the video is essentially pulling your arm back with little grasp on the water until your forearm gets to about your upper to mid chest level. Your forearm gets vertical late. If you youtube guys like Ian Thorpe of Grant Hackett, it will be clearer.
What everyone is getting at is this. When your arm (which is about to catch) is extended, you need to internally rotate your shoulder a bit without rotating your hand. In other words, your elbow, rather than facing the bottom of the pool, should face the side when the arm is extended. This allows you to flex your elbow in a way that keeps it in front of you on the catch, gets the forearm and hand downward/vertical, and then catapults you forward on the pull. Your forearm paddle gets vertical and begins working from out in front. The whole leading with your elbow mistake basically means that if your elbow is farther back than the forearm and hand, the forearm and hand logically cannot be in a vertical orientation. The benefit of the vertical position is obvious; the pull forces are all straight back, so you go faster.
What you are doing in the video is essentially pulling your arm back with little grasp on the water until your forearm gets to about your upper to mid chest level. Your forearm gets vertical late. If you youtube guys like Ian Thorpe of Grant Hackett, it will be clearer.
