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In the photo Butiki posted, I see the wave and the air pocket it creates. But it seems to me the swimmer has lifted/tilted his head, not just turned it. Do you agree? Should his head position be more horizontal? |
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![]() if this is a perfect bow wave, this is something to avoid. Head / spine not in alignment, neck bent at about 30 degs, both goggles in air. A lot of calories used to create the bow wave in front. This is really wave drag caused by poor form, or form drag. Lead hand high, getting ready to lift elbow, not swing wide on recovery, and windmill. Traditional stroke, no streamline, bent spine - nothing characteristic of TI. It's takes me a several sessions with students to disengage this spine bend, not that easy to correct once imprinted.
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Anyway, here's a classic TI bow wave. ![]() |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEzRdZGYNvA&feature=fvst |
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![]() It is quite wonderful what actually seeing a photo will do. Last night, after seeing the bow wave in these photos, I was able to decrease my rotation (I am sure I have been over rotating to breathe) and also made progress on my bilateral breathing. Without the photos, I did not understand what the bow wave was and so did not trust it to be there. The increased confidence in its existence made all the difference. So thanks to those of you who posted the photos!
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![]() This bow wave photo is indeed inspiring...
However one needs to have a very good technique to do it. In my opinion a nice acceleration and minimum speed are required. Is this achievable with a "less than good enough 2BK" ? ALEX |
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![]() As I understand it, no matter how slowly you move through the water you must create a bow wave if you are swimming on the surface. Obviously if you swim faster your bow wave will be bigger and it will be easier to breathe in the trough behind it. Head position may have an influence here, which perhaps explains why I can breathe so much easier on my good side than my not so good side. A slightly elevated head position seems to work for some, although this is not really according to the TI book. Both Terry and Shinji have very low head positions, and so I think do all good TI swimmers I have watched on youtube. Coordinating the body roll and the (slight) head turn is probably the key.
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