Forum: Backstroke
04-07-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,754
Here are some things that help me:
Make sure...
Here are some things that help me:
Make sure that you are kicking your legs. I find that if I stop kicking with my arm lifted that I sink much easier. I have not figured out why, but it helps...
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Forum: Freestyle
04-03-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,872
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Forum: Racing
04-03-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,016
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Forum: Racing
04-02-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,016
I understand this frustation too. I have a...
I understand this frustation too. I have a terrible time not racing the way that I use to with a few nods towards TI.
I swam in high school and have only been swimming TI since late November 08. My...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-30-2009
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,660
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Forum: Freestyle
03-30-2009
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,420
It looks to me like your not doing marionette...
It looks to me like your not doing marionette arms. You are reaching with your hand and so your forearm is pressing against the arm causing drag and loosing power.
I cannot your legs well, but they...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-29-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,848
I am helping my wife learn to swim with TI...
I am helping my wife learn to swim with TI drills. We have a different situation than a clinic because she can try again and again different days, but I am trying to help her stay interested in doing...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
03-25-2009
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,618
Swimming is my pancea
Over the last weekend, my wife commented on how calm and relaxed I have been for a while now. She joked that if she was not certain I was swimming, she would be worried because of my sudden...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-22-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,512
A question of etiquette
Today I had a somewhat embarassing problem, and I was curious if anyone had a clever way out of it.
When I got to the pool, there were no empty lanes. As I began my search for a lane partner,...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-21-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,956
I was a little confused about the question. Are...
I was a little confused about the question. Are you talking about extending the patient arm (the weighless one in the water) or the recovery arm?
It seems like you are talking extending on recovery....
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Forum: Backstroke
03-19-2009
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,558
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Forum: Backstroke
03-18-2009
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,558
Thank you for the insightful replies. I have...
Thank you for the insightful replies. I have further comments and questions.
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that in backstroke, while your arm remains fully extended in streamline...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-18-2009
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,986
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Forum: Backstroke
03-17-2009
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,558
A question backstroke mechanics
[I went back and reread this after my swim this morning. Additional comments in blue.]
So my general question is "does anyone else swim backstroke this way?".
In freestyle, when the recovery arm...
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Forum: Backstroke
03-16-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,165
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
03-16-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,071
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Forum: Backstroke
03-15-2009
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,165
The post I'll never make
I just post this for humor's sake. For the last hour, I have been writing a long detailed post about how I do not get backstroke mechanics. In the process of writing the post, I figured out key that...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-14-2009
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,994
Most important thing. Terry has changed the...
Most important thing. Terry has changed the zipperskate drill which is now called zenskate. The difference is that you do not keep your arm tight against your body but, instead, use a relaxed...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-14-2009
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,868
May I suggest an alternative approach?
Put on...
May I suggest an alternative approach?
Put on fist gloves and do underswitch for an hour with a focus to glide as far as you can each underswitch. (Gliding in underswitch with fist gloves is not...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
03-14-2009
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,687
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Forum: Freestyle
03-14-2009
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Replies: 34
Views: 12,479
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Forum: Freestyle
03-13-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,949
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Forum: Freestyle
03-13-2009
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Replies: 34
Views: 12,479
When you do your underswitch or zipperswitch...
When you do your underswitch or zipperswitch drill, when your arm thrusts out, kick with the opposite leg. When you are swimming wholestroke, if you take out all the other kicks except this strong...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-12-2009
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Replies: 61
Views: 19,271
Have you tried extending an arm out in sweet...
Have you tried extending an arm out in sweet spot? This is the drill after the initial back float drill. The advantage of the arm is weight. If you have long legs and a shorter chest, then you'll...
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Forum: Freestyle
03-12-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,269
What type of freestyle kick do you do?
If you...
What type of freestyle kick do you do?
If you are not use to doing a 2-beat kick, perhaps the breaststroke rhythm helped you to coordinate your spear with your kick (which are very similiar).
While...
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