Freestyle Connection Zoom

Monday - Glenn

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3261-disconnected-freestyle

1:32 - Arms lead the way

Imagine swinging a bat like this. Arms first.

Opposing arms but not kayak

2:06 - Flat / Limited rotation

Hard to recover effectively

Lack of extension

2:22 - hands leading the way again

2:36 - dropped elbow

Hand will ultimately make some connection late in the process

3:00 - Connected

3:06 - Hand connected with the rotation

Rotate to extension

3:10 - Connected during the breath

More of a catch up stroke at the slow speed

3:16 - Catch up timing

Tuesday - Connect Hands to Hips

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3032-connect-hands-to-the-hips

From beginning

Balanced long rotated body line

:10 - Hips rotating out of the way of the exiting hand

:19 - Hip down during extension

Hip starts to rotate up as lead hand begins to pull

:22 - Hip rotates up on hand exit

Continue watching relationship between hip and hand

:48 - rotate hips in extension

:49 - hip and hand move together

1:02 - rotate hips in extension

1:03 - hip and hand move together

1:05 - big rotation to extension

1:06 - hand sets the connection

1:07 - hand and hip move together

Wednesday - Jason

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/353-connect-the-catch-to-the-core

:48 - At slow speed very much catch up.

:49 - huge rotation to extension

:50 - hand sets the catch then hand and hip move together

1:10 - falling from side to side

Feel the weight shifts

1:28 - full rotation to extension with hips rotated

Set the catch and hand and hip move together

2:24 - the lope connection

2:29 - press down into rotation

2:34 - watch the connection and shoot forward on the finish of the stroke

3:29 - rotate the hips and slice the hand on exit

4:45 - human stroke watching the hands

5:34 - Single-arm

6:15 - Fist drill

6:39 - faster speed

Right hand deeper into the catch before rotation

Left hand still more of a catch up

Thursday - Kara Lynn

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/817-freestyle-sprint-front-underwater

From beginning

Immediate set up (50 freestyler)

Shoulder rotation

More stable hips

Legs up and down - no rotation

Full connection with lats and back

Friday - Fran

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/945-freestyle-extension

:06 - Full extension and set up the catch

Hand and hip move together

:10 - full extension and rotation

Kick setting up to aid the rotation

Right foot kicks as right hand connects

(OR right foot kicks as left hand enters)

:15 - Left foot kicks as left hand connects

(OR left foot kicks as right hand enters)

Saturday - Kaitlin

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/582-slow-mo-freestyle-kaitlin-sandeno

:19 - Arm set occurs while body is still rotated (during breath)’

As body starts to rotate arm and hip are connected

:23 - Arm sets while body still rotated

:24 - Just at from quadrant

:53 - really sets the lats on the catch

:59 - Reaches full extension but the hand doesn’t stop

1:57 - More connection half-way through the stroke.

What events does she swim? 400IM

Sunday - Erik

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/560-single-arm-freestyle

:06 - Seems to accentuate the finish of the stroke

:20 - Full rotation and extension

:21 - Sets the catch and right catch and right kick connected

Body and hips are moving together

:24 - SLIGHT kick with the left foot as the right hand enters

:26 - watch the travel once he gets into rotated extension

:28 - not just about the pull, but almost PUSHING the left shoulder down

:45 - watch the travel even when gliding in the blunt position

:50 - set the arm - then connect it all together

BONUS -

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https://www.goswim.tv/lessons?stroke=Freestyle\&tags=Catch\&type=lessons


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Nov. 2, 2021 - Freestyle Connection