I've been working on my head position, trying to keep my head down. But I can't seem to stop jerking it up for breaths. So I was told to keep my ear against my shoulder to allow for a simple head rotation. It is here that I have noticed what I think is a fundamental problem in that my left arm (I'm breathing to the right) is already too far down to make this position possible.
The way it seems that I can counter this is by employing a more "catch-up" style where my left arm has to stay forward/paused until my right arm is almost forward and my head is back down. Does that make any sense?
I just started experimenting with this style and am wondering if I am on the right track. I do notice that I am getting more body rotation and that I feel like I am pulling a lot more water - but that could also be because I am going so slow to try and work on this. One thing I am worried about is that my turnover is already very slow and this seems like it could make it even slower. Perhaps my timing has been forever wrong and I need re-learn these basics even if I will be swimming slow before I can hopefully eventually go faster? I'm not sure if I have had a revelation or I am about to work on something that is going to mess me up even more.
My theory is that I don't float as well on the left side because the left lung is smaller as it shares the space in the rib cage with the heart.
Interesting theory, but how do you explain all of us who breathe better to the right?
In my case I think part of my problem breathing on my left is that my right hand enters too close to the centerline. If I enter more out near the invisible line running through my shoulder I seem to breathe better, at least until I tire. I suspect that when I'm tired my old centerline entry habits return (or something else goes haywire).
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My theory is that I don't float as well on the left side because the left lung is smaller as it shares the space in the rib cage with the heart.
Interesting theory, but how do you explain all of us who breathe better to the right?
In my case I think part of my problem breathing on my left is that my right hand enters too close to the centerline. If I enter more out near the invisible line running through my shoulder I seem to breathe better, at least until I tire. I suspect that when I'm tired my old centerline entry habits return (or something else goes haywire).
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