Trying to reacquaint myself with my backstroke, it seems to be the slowest to come along thus far in my comeback. From a couple angles here.
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I wasn't pushing pace at all, but I didn't feel like my stroke rate was quite as shockingly slow as the video shows - that's the first striking thing! Other things I see -
-Sloppy underwater: Too deep attack angle, too much kick amplitude, bad transition into flutter kick, feet too far apart
-Probably sculling down too far before flipping elbow. This could be a lot of my stroke rate issue.
-Looks like I might not be getting my shoulders all the way rotated around before hand entry?
-To the positive side I'm pretty happy with my body position and my flutter kick.
Anything else?
Great backstroke! Thanks for sharing this with us. You already pinpointed many of the issues you need to work on. I'd like to share one screenshot (below) that I think will highlight the issue of your transition from the right side to the left side. You'll need to work on this transition and the rotation that is inherent to this. Improving the backstroke will take time, but it's time well-spent and will pay off in the end. Good luck!
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Great backstroke! Thanks for sharing this with us. You already pinpointed many of the issues you need to work on. I'd like to share one screenshot (below) that I think will highlight the issue of your transition from the right side to the left side. You'll need to work on this transition and the rotation that is inherent to this. Improving the backstroke will take time, but it's time well-spent and will pay off in the end. Good luck!
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