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Print this entrySwimming Pic of the Week - May 28, 2009
How's your catch compared to this guy's?
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haha |
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Maybe the better question is how powerful is your pull compared to this guy?! With that arm position and his power he probably can pull a 100 faster than I swim... |
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Pretty much the same...but I don't have those lats to pull back athough I do have a better head position. |
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Ahhh Glenn...just for the record...this is MAY 29 not march 28 :) :) :) |
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Got it. But it's actually May 28th :) |
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He has one of the best catches in swimming! |
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He looks good - mine is bit similar to him |
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This guy is cool and fast |
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Mine is similar, although usually a little less elbow bend at that point. I try to shoot for that though! |
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Damn thing's so perfect he can't stop looking at it... good thing he has turbo's in those lats to overcome the frontal drag. |
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How many secs he done at 50m or 100m freestyle? |
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21.8 and 46.0 relay split lol |
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That fast, dude lol |
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He look like South African guy, Roland - its that him or what? |
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haha. jason lezac. if you look under the picture you will read it ;) his catch is amazing. |
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ahhhhh its Jason Lezak mmmm |
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:) Jason actually wrote MY last post above. I was showing him the pic, and he grabbed my phone and typed it in. Pretty funny. |
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soo, when is the dvd coming out :) ? |
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I think it's a trick question. That's not his catch ;) |
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isn't this pull in danger of finishing to deep???????.....he almost has the same muscles as I have....hahahaha.....but....the legs???? |
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I CAUGHT you, you do not know ;) |
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Umm shouldn't his head be aligned with his spine? |
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It is aligned with his spine. It's on top of his spine. Just an FYI, "catch phrases" like, "head aligned with spine" get tossed out the window when you're looking at Olympic Champions. Enjoy what you're being shown when they show it, don't over analyze and compare with things you've read by people theorizing about how to swim fast, but rather, soak in what you can from this simple picture and take from it something that helps your swimming. Don't forget, Jason still has covered the 100 meters in less time than anyone in the history of the world. Obviously, if he lowers his head, to "align it with his spine"... that wouldn't be the case. Too low, and you're done. Too high and you're done. All swimmers are different, so find your spot. Best wishes in your search. |
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It looks like he's riding his chest or extending his ribs from his hips. What do you think about that theory gleen? I think that his head is leading the stroke as an extension of his center of buoyancy. |
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Personally... I think it's over-analysis. Not trying to be mean, but what I took from this picture that helped me in my swimming was simply the angle of his arm. Whatever it takes for Jason to get into that position, is whatever it took. If, for your own swimming or coaching, you find it better to dig into the depths of every nuance... then that works for you. Cool. For me, the way you're going about it would never compute as a swimmer, but I'm sure there are many swimmers out there who would love your analysis... I just wouldn't be one of them. PS... It's Glenn. ;) |
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lol...only the 1 percent of of type personalities! KISS is always the best solution for all learning methods. It works great for my dog when teaching sprint doggy paddle. Talk about EVF!! Jason has nothing on my dog. |
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Hmmmmm... I'd say Jason has about 2 minutes in a 100 free on your dog, but it would be a good race with me. ;) |
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