What do you think of this guy's freestyle? I found it looking for advice on the proper freestyle stroke.
The stroke looks relaxed. I am not sure about the wide angle of his arms on the entry and extension.
YouTube - Sample stroke
Thanks.
David
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The arms do look a bit wide and the wrist is breaking on entry - this will slow you down. This may be a function of swimming in an "endless pool" where the slower and more deliberate stroke would keep him steady and not smash into the front of the water jet. If there is video swimming in a standard lap pool lane I'm sure that may be more informative.
Did you get a chance to see the end of the clip, where he is swimming 25 yard pool? I didn't think there was enough footage to provide a great deal of insight.
This "endless pool" is not a good format for the video. Water is not usually blasting up and over the freestyler, and the person in the video is having to adapt to maintain position to the flow and camera.
Thanks for the feedback from both of you. I wonder if the endless pool causes people to alter their stroke.
The arms do look a bit wide and the wrist is breaking on entry - this will slow you down. This may be a function of swimming in an "endless pool" where the slower and more deliberate stroke would keep him steady and not smash into the front of the water jet. If there is video swimming in a standard lap pool lane I'm sure that may be more informative.
Did you get a chance to see the end of the clip, where he is swimming 25 yard pool? I didn't think there was enough footage to provide a great deal of insight.
This "endless pool" is not a good format for the video. Water is not usually blasting up and over the freestyler, and the person in the video is having to adapt to maintain position to the flow and camera.
Thanks for the feedback from both of you. I wonder if the endless pool causes people to alter their stroke.
