**How to Stop Bouncing on Backstroke**

The cure for backstroke bouncing calls for two things you’ve probably heard from your coach: keep your head rock steady and use a bent-arm pull. This week we explore both skills.

\*\*Monday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/630-rock-steady-head> :09 - steady head :21 - fast back… steady head :35 - fast back… steady head :57 - fast back… steady head 1:09 - talking about how the steady head allows for rotation, hand entry, 1:31 - from under 2:01 - big rotation with eyes looking up 2:08 - slight chin tuck 2:19 - looking slightly toward the feet 2:42 - looking up and slightly toward the feet 3:09 - water nearly touching the sides of the goggles 3:19 - head comes up a bit more, but eyes slightly back 3:41 - head slightly up, but very steady

\*\*Tuesday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3050-double-arm-backstroke> From beginning - with both arms moving, hard to move the head :09 - helps to cure overreaching - which can cause bouncing :17 - Arm pull is initiated with shallow arms :20 - elbows bend for the finish of the stroke :28 - this drill inhibits the arms from pushing down at the beginning :29 - and the arms are generally in a better finish position

**Wednesday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3056-advanced-wave-drill> :07 - recovery first :10 - recovery arm further into the movement than the catch :13 - over to the other side and repeat :15 - don’t go too far into the recovery… it’s the initiation of the recovery :24 - even with all the focus, the pulling hand actually starts first :31 - slight movement of the pulling hand first :41 - right at the angle limit for this drill :43 - better timing :51 - exaggerated timing :58 - this timing makes it harder for the top arm to push down with enough force to cause the bounce

\*\*Thursday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3051-single-arm-backstroke> From the beginning - focus on rotating the non-pulling shoulder up :15 - focus on the stable head position :19 - you can use fins to teach the athlete to drive from a constant kick, which adds stabilization :31 - focus completely on rotating the trailing shoulder out :35 - the better the rotation, the more stability in the body :40 - beautiful rotation and catch :45 - rotation and catch 1:06 - rotation and catch

\*\*Friday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3052-reverse-fingertip-drag> From beginning - avoiding too much press :05 - fingers on the surface but traveling at about the same speed as the swimmer :13 - encourages a BIG elbow bend :15 - elbow bend :18 - step it through :31 - pushing the water back :47 - constant kick 1:03 - soft and slow and don’t break through

\*\*Saturday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1292-mistake-5-pulling-mistakes> :08 - pulling with a straight arm :14 - improper pitch of the hand :27 - vertical jumps with pulling :30 - kids will more naturally do this with bent arms :37 - to correct pitch, the swimmer needs to learn to aim the palm back :46 - fist swimming :54 - needs to use the arm, not the hand 1:07 - both hands in fists for regular backstroke 1:09 - single arm fist 1:17 - one hand in fist, one hand open… gradually moving to full stroke 1:24 - full stroke with connected hands

\*\*Sunday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2048-backstroke-dynamo-catch> :06 - pulling on the lane line :07 - throwing the ball :12 - pulling on the lane line :15 - throwing the ball at the feet :32 - it’s about a direct path of the hand :35 - the lane line hand is directed in a straight path :42 - similar to fist drill… so less connection with the ball hand :51 - good clip of throw the ball at the feet 1:07 - pulling on the lane line keeps the hand close to the body and a direct path

**Bonus:** **’Topher Drill** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1791-backstroke-topher-drill>

**Bindy Hocking Backstroke Head Position** (She swims with kind of a straight arm, but head position is amazing.) <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1836-bindy-hocking-backstroke-head-position>

**Ash Delaney** (Uses more of a bent-arm pull. Head position is amazing.) <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1715-backstroke-ash-delaney>

**Connor Oslin Backstroke Pull** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2304-backstroke-pull>

**Karlyn Pipes** (from about 1:10 to 1:40 is a nice demo of steady head and bent-arm pull) <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/372-backstroke-applying-the-six-principles>


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Aug 9, 2022 - No Bounce Backstroke Zoom