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5 Biggest FREESTYLE Mistakes Swimmers Make

by Fares Ksebati

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Published 27 Jan 2021

To help you improve your freestyle, we’re diving into the most common mistakes and showing you how to fix them! 🤓 Read the blog: http://bit.ly/3omPHoM Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:46 Looking Forward 2:40 Kicking Too Much 3:55 Breathing 5:11 Crossing Over on Hand Entry 6:39 Straight Arm Pull 8:57 Swimming Without a Plan 📲 MySwimPro Training App: https://myswimpro.com/ 🏅 VIP Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2UySQVB 🚀 7-Day Guide To Swim Faster: http://bit.ly/3rNcNri 📚 Swim Like A Pro Book: https://amzn.to/3lctslN 👕 Get MySwimPro Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/myswimpro 🏊‍♀️ Shop Swim Gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myswimpro 💨 15% off Airofit’s Breathing Trainer with Code MySwimPro: https://www.airofit.com/myswimpro Swim Tips: ✅ How to Swim Freestyle with Perfect Technique http://bit.ly/2xjtPWx 📐 What is Early Vertical Forearm? https://bit.ly/38TS8t2 🎥 Watch our stroke analysis videos http://bit.ly/3alCiIX Join the Community: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myswimpro/ 🎥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myswimpro 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MySwimPro 🍭 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ myswimpro 🌎 Subscribe to our Community channel! http://bit.ly/3qDuW9v About MySwimPro: MySwimPro is the #1 fitness app for swimmers in the world! MySwimPro is a personal coach that helps swimmers in more than 180 countries improve their performance and health by delivering personalized training plans, workouts, technique videos, and analytics. The MySwimPro app is available on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, and Garmin smartwatches. About Coach Fares: Fares Ksebati is the Co-Founder and CEO of MySwimPro. He is a 3x Individual U.S. Masters Swimming National Champion and Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimmer. Fares is a Fellow by the American Swim Coaches Association and certified USA Triathlon coach. He is the author of Swim Like A Pro and loves helping swimmers reach their full potential. Follow him on social media @FaresKsebati!

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@FaresKsebati3 years ago What part of freestyle do you find most challenging? 246
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@DanielDaniel-oe4bg3 years ago Sometimes, when the lane is clear, I swim freestyle with my eyes closed and count the strokes as much as I can. It gives me a pleasant feeling of detachment, of floating in the unknown. Also, it is a challenge to swim the entire length of the pool in straight line (50 m).
Stay strong and safe! ... 618
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@tazzamanaka7253 years ago What I learned from this is that I am not a fish 👍 856
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@taiham253 years ago This channel deserves way more recognition, its pure QUALITY 572
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@markodriscoll36602 weeks ago I ve watched most videos and never comment . but ive swam all my life and everyone needs to listen to this mans advice , to have it for free on the internet is something that is new to swimming. Excellent stuff! 5
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@clawde46313 years ago Even as a swimmer of 6 years and counting, this helps tremendously. Your stroke is always going to continue to change and grow with you as a person. It’s never going to be prefect but what matters is your technique and your confidence. ... 49
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@cesarsales223 years ago The lady's swimming is just perfect 661
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@NYsurfer513 years ago I was a swim instructor for 10 years and everything this guy is saying is absolutely correct. Great tips!! 18
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@ThePiedcool3 years ago As a new swimmer the best thing I've tried to fix my kick was training fins strongly recommend, they make you fast when swimming correctly, and slow when not. It fixed my idea of how to kick in 2 laps 83
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@nadamelhor3 years ago Wow! Thanks for using me on your video, really like your content, big fan!
Best regrads from Brazil! 🇧🇷 63
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@klingblang242 years ago I've been swimming without technique, casually just as a regular ol joe my whole life. Recently I moved somewhere with a pool and decided...You know it's never too late to learn technique? So I randomly ended up here and I just gotta say this a great video. You really covered your bases from beginner - veteran and lots of good visual examples and other resources! If I can stop floundering around in the pool it'll definitely be in thanks to your channel! ... 21
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@heyitshay50843 years ago YouTube really said "Recommended" but I was actually wanting to see if I needed to fix anything. I'm a freshman in high school and joined the swim team. It's my first year, so the other freshman and I are the newbies on the team. We have our first meet March 9th, but should've been our 4th(covid spiked up at my school, so we had to postpone the season) and I'm competing at the meet. I'm really nervous that I'm going to mess something up, but watching this video showed me what I could try to do to help make sure I fix some things. My coach has told me whenever I do free, I've lapped people that have been on the team before and I said I'm not really trying to go that fast. It just happens. This video definitely helped. I have practice later today, so I will definitely try to fix a couple things ... 76
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@baguspriyo10902 years ago This is a really well made video, not only that you talk straight to the point, you also showed the wrong and correct samples. I swim regularly long ago, and just recently get back to it and fell in love with doing freestyle. It seems like i still struggle with the kick and i rarely rotate my hip. Thanks for the tips and advice. Definitely subscribed 😁 ... 44
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@vetsrheroes3 years ago I decided at the end of 2020 I wanted to swim more, so I set a goal to swim 60 miles in 2020. I hit that goal last Sunday - I swam a mile and my total was 60.52 miles so far this year :) I now have a goal to swim 60 more! I have been swimming since I was 5. I was on the swim team when I was 9 years old until around 12. Swimming has always been my fall back exercise! I really love it. I started out with a goal to swim at least 1/2 a mile 3 days a week, I always swam a few more lengths than required (started around 36) Now I am up to swimming a mile, which is 68 lengths in the pool I swim in, but I usually do 70. ;) I feel so much better, and It used to take me almost an hour to swim the 36 lengths, now I get 54 lengths in 60 mins, so I have greatly improved my speed. I also started with only 1 length of Butterfly in my workout, I now do up to 14! I am so pleased with my progress!! Glad I found your videos, I really want to improve my speed on Breast stroke and back stroke. Those are my slowest strokes. ... 9
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@Norruu3 years ago My favorite tip from the video was to swim with hands in the fist to focus on the forearm pull. Can't wait to try it out 29
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@grumblybear273 years ago I was just thinking the other day, "I wish there was an app for REAL beginners like the couch to 5k." Downloading the app now, and super excited to see. Appreciate the layout and content of your videos so far! 95
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@TryRickPayton2 years ago This dude is amazing he taught me how to do the front strokes . I am a beginner swimmer and want to become a strong swimmer 🏊‍♂️ someday. He has truly started me in the right path. I put swimming on my boxing 🥊 regimen once a week . All I do is think about is either swimming or fighting. I am 52 years of age . You can learn and keep learning if you desire too at any age. ... 6
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@gofish81813 years ago I learned to dolphin kick from you.. thank you.. best thing that helped me learn that was long flexible speedo fins this helped me with rythum since I have none.. 24
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@beverleyhynes30533 years ago These tips are just what I needed. So you breathe through your nose under water. I'm practicing and been doing it wrong blowing through my mouth and getting the water up my nose. 28
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@michaelfairall58123 years ago Seriously good video ...I'm an old dog swimmer from the early 70's ...I now do ocean swimming or any open water swimming for that matter ...the information you supply in this video is perfect , the pulling through the water the head down with pointed toes ...perfect ... 37
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@madamuplifttv2 years ago Love this video! I'm new to swimming and I've watched like 5 videos to this one which was a perfect summary for some of those! Definitely help me see where I can improved. New subscriber! 28
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@jimrobert14653 years ago This is awesome. I really learned a couple of things from this Video about the arm during free swimming and keep one eye under the water because the more the head goes up the more body go down then you will work harder to keep up and you will end up getting tired faster.
I love to be slow and relaxed and breeze during my swimming to keep going longer distance.
Good swimming listen.
Thank you. ... 19
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@alonsandler76706 months ago "You my friend are not a fish".
That one hit hard. 2
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@meabh10443 years ago i’m was quite a average swimmer in my group but now i am the top fastest and most technical person 33
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@fierrza18453 years ago Does anyone swim 1 lap and feel like there lungs will break. That’s why I am here 35
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@simple112123 years ago a fish watching. Waiiiiiit im not a fish 7
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@hedwards45992 years ago I started watching this vid w/preconceived thoughts that it's just another video that will only contradict another swimming video. But I found it very useful & I'm glad I watched it to the end. 1
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@Justitinkalast year I just can't believe! - over 6 years of swimming in the past in local swimming club as a teenager and noone discover my mistake yet! The freestyle was always very hard for me and I was wondering why? How? I was worried and ashamed, feeling weak! Because I was getting tired so much. Today I was analysing it and to be honest I was always wondering if my arms have to be that straight.. 😳 Couldn't find information about that even in Internet. I just found it in your video! What a relief! Thank you! 💙💙💙 I finally understood. Can't wait to go to swim again and try to change my super straight arms technique. I'm afraid if I can still change it though, I'm 30 now 😅 sorry this story is so long but I just feel like my life will change haha. Greetings from Poland! 🌊 ... 2
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@halabesmar46523 years ago Great things to pointe out! Really great!!👍👍 6
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@benwatson603310 months ago Ive been barely able to swim one length all my life despite being a reasonably strong build and having practiced a fair amount. After watching this video i realised ive been doing literally the opposite of everything this guy does so this really helped. Thank you! ... 3
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@maratumale2 years ago I have been watching swimming lessons for 3days in a row now because I need this for a job in a cruise line and for my training and I can tell this has been the best and most informative video I've ever come across with. It is full of information, it is fast and direct to the point. I can feel that I can already swim just by simply watching the video. Congratulations you just earn a new subscriber here! Thanks a lot for the tips! For a person who doesn't know how to swim this really means a lot to me. Thank you. ... 2
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@jimtherealjim33873 years ago The last one is really the most important one, big thanks! 2
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@raymondrodriguez24492 years ago Thank for this video. I'm a beginner swimmer now due to some surgeries on my right leg. I lost the ability to bend my leg because of a leg fusion surgery that removed my knee. So I need to re program myself to swim again and this video really encouraged me. I'll be definitely getting the app to. ... 3
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@leerobinson7323 years ago Thanks for the brilliant information I've added some of the techniques, in just one session I finished 1000m much less tired than of previous sessions. 13
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@hortongamsey64093 years ago one thing to point out is, if you are keeping your head above water, do keep your head locked straight ahead, while it increases drag etc to do this, it also improves technique. You would mainly use this in rough sea water because turning your head may not get you any air and poor visibility. ... 5
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@dariuszjaniak55743 years ago Thank you Fares Ksebati for very informative videos on swimming.
Please add to your instructions for efficient swimming: keep your thumbs together with the other fingers, keep all your fingers together, do not let the water flow between your fingers, make your hand a scooped paddle ! ... 6
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@ThePlantParadigm3 years ago I think that fist exercise will be a huge help for me! Thanks heaps mate! 8
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@leonardoim40542 years ago Love how he speaks with passion and zest!! 1
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@guldastaefatima3748 months ago Now I got my mistakes in freestyle swimming technique. These tips will definitely help me improve more. ❤ 1
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@5kbounty5183 years ago I’m very slow at 50 freestyle because one of these problems I HAD TO GET A. 33.0 seconds. WHY AM I SO SLOW. I watched this video. Now I’m ready for state! Thanks! 21
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@user-vj1nq5vf4y3 years ago These videos are on point!!! Keep them coming 👏 5
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@ianfleischhacker61542 years ago This is the best, most efficient video I've seen on what I can do to correct my errors.
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@yazminimagic3 years ago Kicking! Always the last in kicking drills 7
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@mike_ro2 years ago Good video! In my swim of 777 km in 30 days, it was difficult to keep the right stroke, but gliding is very important, I agree 6
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@summerpeach33893 years ago This vid just helped me a lot. Thanks for the tips! 2
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@nwrsccoaching32593 years ago What a great resource - love your energy. Keep 'em coming. 5
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@Korricat8 months ago Been trying to get back to swimming since high school (That's about 15 years) and these tips were badly needed! Appreciated 1
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@pilotscott49083 years ago Good video. I’m trying to learn to swim for triathlon in my 40s with YouTube, since no one will work with adults where I live. It’s TOUGH! 6
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@Dianimations_3 years ago Another tip that i find helpful, is right before your palm hits the water, to angle it a little bit (horizontally) preferably towards your body, to have less water resistance, then angle it back under the water to push yourself. It has very small effect but with time i got used to it and now i do it unconsciously. ... 3
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@robertstephens65412 years ago Best swim channel out there hands down! These videos have been a huge help! Thanks! 2
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@jacobgeorge92443 years ago This lessons are awesome and changing my swimming style...I could teach my son. 3
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@rods77463 years ago Just getting into this, last time I went to the YMCA a week ago and Im just healing from a broken ankle. I noticed the lifeguard looking at me and I felt she was probably subconsciously judging my shitty swimming skills, I don't really wanna go now but I'm glad I watched this 😂 ... 7
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@nash.p97812 years ago Quality video bro, especially point 5! 1
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@anubhavapurva90562 years ago The bonus tip is really important, thank you! 1
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@marshaberry16842 years ago Thanks for this whiteboard & video. Long time swimmer, know most of this info. But the last 2 months I've been swimming as recovery from a patella fracture and ankle fractures. Swimming was great at first, but I'm at a plateau. Needed good reminders before swim tomorrow morning. Need to find the 😊 joy ... 3
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@barrymeeks33393 years ago Love you teaching style! Have already gained many skills from all your whiteboard Wednesday videos. Thanks for the knowledge! 9
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@briandeal89272 years ago Good for beginners. If your looking to tweak your technique to maximize speed, number 5 is not always correct. Check out Richard Quick’s straight arm technique for sprinting 4
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@michaelrowland27433 years ago Great video, the only time the kick really needs to be high octane is when you are a sprint freestyler, then big kick but still with hip rotation. 4
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@davidrich475810 months ago Looking ahead is bad? Unless you’re doing laps in a pool filled with children. Lol 3
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@amaanraichuri51773 years ago that was majestic😍 32
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@renatafrancoso19976 days ago Omg! Tks for that!!! You are SO NECESSARY!!! Tks for sharing so much… 💪🏼💫
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@zmojofoot763 years ago I really needed this video gonna try the fist drill I feel like my stroke is better but I’m sure I can pull more water I’m told I have strong pull so far but just to be more efficient for long distances since I’m a noob I’ll do that. ... 4
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@luciagetsi91022 years ago At 77, I don't use the word awesome much, but this is. Thank you. You are GREAT! Aquatic therapy, swimming and certifying instructors in therapeutic exercise, swimming, personal training, common medical conditions, etc., is my 4th (simultaneous, because I never stop one while merging into another dimension) 60 year career/profession. The first--Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Poetics and Comparative Literature and Professional/ Scholarly Creative Writing. What dos that have to do with swimming and water work? Everything. Everything on your white boards is precisely what I teach aquatic instructors and classes: body position is in vertical position Posture. posture posture. Critical. The catch: absolutely on target: how those hands and fingers are used, which fingers enter the water first, finish, and at what angles, crucial. Every finger and angle controls a different muscle group in the arm or should or leg, and the combination on the core is breathtaking, oops, rather giving. Breathing. the most important thing besides alignment and posture. Lever length:of course--you work the leg from the hip, which is the top of the leg where it joins the torso, or the shoulder head where it joins the chest and the arm. The longer the lever the more powerful the stroke. And so on, right down your six major points, which I just LOVE! Thank you, I have subscribed!. ... 1
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@normaedwards44402 years ago Hi, I live in a village in trinidad about 10 minutes from the sea front , I am 65 years old, I started to swim from as early as 5 years old, I still swim, swimming has always been my passion, I look at your videos and I think I am pretty good without a coach, I swim in open ocean 😀 ... 1
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@inessarajevo9813 years ago Thx so much i think this will help me a lot 5
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@plamenyankov84763 years ago This is a great video! Congratulation for the useful content!
I am telling this as an ex-swimmer & an ocean lifeguard.. 3
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@americantimesnews71163 years ago Best channel for swimming out there ... this guy is in real shape .. keep it up 1
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@bunnykinsswanson2 years ago Another brilliant video thank you sooo much! 1
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@Skibidi4life-2 years ago I learned why I can’t swim like a polar bear 5
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@jklubnik2 years ago Oh man... thanks for the tips on not doing the arms super straight. I never had formal lessons, and thought I was supposed to do an almost perfect windmill motion. I will have to work on that! 7
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@01sevensix3 years ago Wow...very helpful indeed. Thanks. Subbed. 2
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@mrigankaguha63883 years ago This all points are really important!! 💯
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@mocchan52152 years ago I was feeling self conscious of how i swim and watching this i realize i do things correctly but this video def is helping me realize what i can improve =3 thank you for this!! 6
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@Ianshrew3 years ago What’s weird with the fist drill - I swim quicker doing this than when swimming normally! Great video and may result in me chopping my hands off 😀 5
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@vicki43703 years ago awesome information and explained so clearly many thanks! 2
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@BoxyTheSpaceDog3 years ago In freestyle you never really look at the bottom neither(as shown here).Try doing freestyle stroke looking 90 degrees down,lol,you'll see how hard it's on shoulders,awkward on the neck too(seems like stiff,uncomfortable).Because stroke is fast one and carries head,shoulders and chest forward,head position is somewhat forward slightly at some angle when you feel your stroke going smoothly,where you don't feel discomfort in motion of your arms and where stroke feels without never look 90 degrees down. ... 3
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@enoshf50403 years ago Wish I saw your videos before joining the Marine Corps a few years ago, lol but hey... I hope this reaches all the iron ducks lol 😂 3
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@janandersen87353 years ago Partially disagree with looking straight down, it depends on your anatomy. I did this for years in open water and kept drifting to the right (yes, I breathe to the right only, old neck injury from hockey) and even in the pool I would fight the tendency to drift right. Between me and my coach (former Olympian, so no slouch), we finally figured out that my head sits way forward on my upper body and is not a straight extension of my spine. The result was that when breathing my head was to the right of my center line, acting like front mounted rudder. Solved by looking at a 45 degree angle and with my head already below my centerline, no leg drop. ... 3
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@stonew19273 years ago Cool. What about shoulder rotations in the water? How far over should a shoulder dip as one pulls? I tend to keep my arms straight but dig deep as I pull dipping my shoulder further into the water from side to side. I'll make a point from now on to bend my arms more, but I'm still wondering what proper shoulder movement should look like. Thanks! ... 3