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Posted Apr 24, 2011 07:19AM

Hi
Can anyone offer advice on timing of the arms on freestyle, ive always had a slight delay with one arm extended as the other arm recovers (not sure but is this front quadrant swimming?)
Now ive been shown that the arms should be like a windmill as one is recovering the other should be pulling. Hope this question makes sense, any advice would be appreciated.

Thx
Posted Jun 15, 2011 12:43AM

Your arms should pull through with your body rotation. Basically you can swim with whatever cadence you want, but when your right arm is pulling it should be maximizing it's power not only with your arm shoulder back and chest muscles, but with your core muscles as you rotate to your left side. Pretend to swim really slow on land and watch what your arms are doing, then add your roll and try to get yourself to roll as you pull your forearm and hand back.
Posted Jun 16, 2011 02:33AM

I was actually wondering something similar.

I have seen some people say that the hips should initiate the roll, so that your hands start moving after your opposite hip starts dropping (ie right hand extended, you pull shortly after your left hip starts dropping down).

I haven't found a nice analogy yet to sum up what the timing should be (like Mr. Santo's Pizza analogy for breastroke today.) Though some people say that your hips should be like the conductor of the orchestra, the orchestra being your whole stroke.
Posted Jun 18, 2011 04:49AM

I personally say that you should never think about your hips. Once you start thinking about them they start to do weird stuff, like the "hula" where they rock from side to side instead of rolling from side to side.
I can't think of an analogy either but if you have a steady kick and then think about your arms as you roll you should be able to manipulate your timing so that your arm stays out in front of you until you begin your roll, then you pull your arm through and use your roll to help push the water. One thing to watch for is that your arm needs to stay out front until the pull starts with your roll. Don't let it drop or you will lose all of the front quadrant of your pull.


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