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@ g1138:
AhHa!!! OK, I'll come clean. National Aquarium in Baltimore.
AhHa!!! OK, I'll come clean. National Aquarium in Baltimore.
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@ g1138:
AhHa!!! OK, I'll come clean. National Aquarium in Baltimore.
OMG, words fail me!An equally fun group.
Yeah, you do.I don't have any inside jokes with those folks yet, sadly.
Got that, but then elementary breast stroke or whipkick? My problem is that either a whip or scissors feels "right".... Giant push off the wall to start, streamline glide. First stroke it just hands, long pull. ...//...
I see that and I'm getting close. I know that I'll get it before the end of January, but I really want to nail it soon (now)....//... frog kicks (it's basically breast stroke underwater), glide as streamlined as possible, and swim slowly, smoothly, but with purpose (i.e., there is such a thing as too slow).
OK, now for step two.... I guarantee your swim mechanics suck ...
I missed that particular one. Yeah, I like that vid too.... I looked around youtube and this vid of kick seems about right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJj9z4n0STk ...
Never saw a dolphin kick used that way either. However, that could be really useful if my final glide stalls a foot or two short of the wall.Yeah, like rooster said, long pull, to max extension of your arms. It's been a while since I did it, but you load your arms and legs simultaneously for the next kick and pull.
This guy does it but does some crazy dolphin kick stuff as part of it which I have never seen anyone else do, and wouldn't do myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVcAKbTkIXQ ...
This is precisely where I am now.... If you're having difficulty with your kick you can get on a kick board and do a million laps back and forth just kicking. You shouldn't have a kick problem after that. ...
I've been putting everything into the arm stroke as I find it easy and powerful. My instructors just put an end to that. Now I get immediate feedback on each kick as I make my painfully slow progress across the pool. Worst part is, much of my strength is in my legs. I never knew just how bad my whipkick was until now.
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Excellent real world advice. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! Seriously, I mean that.
I'm going with the "Zen" approach. My Australian swim instructor will love it.