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![]() Andy (or anyone0
Just out of curiosity where would you find a vasa trainer? YMCA or what? Sherry |
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I think the 'root' issue is much more simple as Coach Bob notes and I think Andy identified. The instability and sinking is caused from over-rotation, lead arm is too deep as a consequence. Your over rotation is very atypical in that your recovery remains wide and relaxed. Typically over rotation is triggered with recovery elbow winging over the torso, this is not your case. See frames at 0:50, body (torso) rotated 90 degrees! You have incredible range of motion in your neck!! But that's why your lead arm is so low, compensating for over-rotation (and triggering a double kick on each stroke for stability). #1 focus - swim flat as a pancake. This will feel very awkward and will seem like no rotation proprioception-wise, but will end up being the right amount. This will stabilize your vessel and keep you from riding low, the double kick will probably go away as a result too. Good luck! Stuart |
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Your comment here suggest that I may be right. So, is the need for a double kick always symptomatic of a difficulty with rotational control and balance? |
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![]() Hi Sclim,
Generally yes. When body senses being out of balance, it will seek (trigger) the arms and legs first for stability - that's just primal human. In Werner's case, the double kick is the body seeking stability from over-rotation. When shoulders are stacked (one above the other), the body is unstable - similar to walking a tightrope. It seems Werner's over-rotation is caused from rotating more to breathe and is now imprinted on both breathing and non breathing strokes. You may have the same issue with breathing, rotating too much to find to air, and at the same time sinking due over-rotation. It is counter-intuitive to rotate less and keep head low to get air, but that's how to create a seamless breath without interrupting stroke and balance. Stuart |
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![]() Hello all,
very thankful to all who took time to have a look and to answer! I'm a little late, because I really wanted a to have a pooltime before... First I hesitated to put the video to youTube because the environment I have to take it is a bit problematic. It's the 12m long 0.9m deep gym-pool and till now nobody forbid me taking a video as long as nobody else is there, what's rarely the case. (The first excuse to myself...) So start has to be without push off and after a stroke of acceleration and three to get fluent I've to care for the pools edge in the next two/three. (second excuse to myself...) So there I've to swim very slow strokes to get them constant (third excuse to myself...) But to encourage all others who might hesitate too. Getting some hints really is a great help for things I'd never seen when looking at my own videos (and the self-excuse is immediately there. You'll find some more of them in my following answers...) and it's really an eye opener against the own long-time-blinkers... Thanks again, individual answers are following... Best regards, Werner |
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![]() Hello Zenturtle,
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Yes the low riding is/was the main problem. Peculiarly it hit me so late, seems I'm too complacent. Yes there has to happen any openly bad things to get some air. Not sure what amount the short pool causes the downward spiral you noticed. It can't happen when swimming some laps. Otherwise they'd find me down on the 4.6m ground... Quote:
Lighter and quicker. Quicker should be with faster SRs but how to get it lighter. Oh I'd like to find it lighter than getting O2 with mouth below surface... Hmmm... Same power Input? No, more power input needed when swimming with faster SR. But at the Moment down to 1.34s it pays off because some other problems are not as prominent then. Quote:
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Thank you very much for your effort in detailed help! Best regards, Werner |
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![]() Hello Andy,
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Well, it was the first time with this FPs, swam 1600m in 100s and 200s without TT. Astonished that most of them lay between 1:50s-1:55s. That's good for me, but the SPL went to 41-43, while I'd like to hold them below 40... But it seems to be the right path! Thank you and with best regards, Werner |
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![]() Hello Bob,
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Thank you very much. Best regards, Werner |
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![]() Hello Stuart,
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Tensed (in brain) what will happen next time... Thank you and best regards, Werner |
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![]() Hello Sclim,
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Best regards, Werner PS: Think your sculling thread will be very helpful for me with my new spear and going to catch. Thanks for this one too... |
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