Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Swimosaur — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:30:12 GMT

She just cruises at my sprinting pace - like 30s 50's. Her hand propulsion is probably right where it should be, shoulder width. This is maintained with proper balance and rotation. A nice swim: 2009 YMCA Masters National Championship Women 45-49 1000 Yard Freestyle =========================================================================== Pl Name Age Club Seed Time Final Time Points =========================================================================== 1 Pipes-Neilsen, Karlyn 47 SDSM 10:34.17 10:32.91 9.00 28.72 1:00.12(31.40) 1:31.89(31.77) 2:04.10(32.21) 2:36.24(32.14) 3:08.41(32.17) 3:40.72(32.31) 4:13.04(32.32) 4:45.09(32.05) 5:17.36(32.27) 5:49.64(32.28) 6:21.50(31.86) 6:53.38(31.88) 7:25.63(32.25) 7:57.57(31.94) 8:29.40(31.83) 9:01.12(31.72) 9:32.53(31.41) 10:03.40(30.87) 10:32.91(29.51) I had the pleasure of participating in a KPN Faster Freestyle Clinic on Feb. 15th in Chattanooga, TN. It is my belief, based on times done since then in workouts, that the style she taught is -- clearly and easily -- faster than what I was doing before. To know for sure whether or not it is faster, I'm going to enter some freestyle events over the next couple of months, March through June. I have stable baseline times for the 50, 200 and 500. Using the old style, they have been stable, over very narrow ranges, for over a year. If I can beat them, then I'll have to conclude that the new style is faster. (Of course, that assumes I'm doing it right.)

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

__steve__ — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:42:24 GMT

2bPvk0paWcg She just cruises at my sprinting pace - like 30s 50's. Her hand propulsion is probably right where it should be, shoulder width. This is maintained with proper balance and rotation.

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Former Member — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:36:33 GMT

Wow. Amazing, beautiful stroke & turns. Looks effortless. That's what I try to do but I'm sure I look nothing like her. Her glide is much more straight than Mr Smooth & her catch is incredibly clean. That's what I'll strive for. Thanks for posting.

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Former Member — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:19:17 GMT

She seems to keep her hand propulsion far away from the center of her body and seems to be inline or outside of her shoulders. Very different than me.

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Former Member — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:06:26 GMT

Two good video sites: http://swimsmooth.com/ http://www.goswim.tv/

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Swimosaur — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:58:28 GMT

She seems to keep her hand propulsion far away from the center of her body and seems to be inline or outside of her shoulders. I agree. This drill helped me a lot. Watch KPN from 0:13 to 0:20 transition from the drill stroke to full freestyle, then compare to her stroke above. U0wQC0JswIw

RE: Freestyle Technique Images and Video ?

Swimosaur — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:55:04 GMT

Any must-see tutorials? 2bPvk0paWcg