Freestyle Sculling Zoom

Monday - Sculling Hand

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3268-freestyle-sculling-hand

:50 - mistake demo.

1:16 - falling hand - fingers down - no breath or snorkel

1:41 - fingers slightly down in extension into the catch

2:05 - Contrast drill - out and in - looking for as much difference as possible

2:30 - adding the breath - alternate breathing

Focus on feeling of hand fall on the no breath, then mimic that during the breath

3:24 - Oversized paddles - harder to sweep out

Tuesday - Dominic

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1147-smooth-freestyle-focus-on-balance

:05 - direct extension of the right hand

:06 - direct extension of the left hand

:26 - breath to the right, watch the left hand

:35 - no breath with the left hand, same path as with breathing

Precision extension with and without the breath

Wednesday - Kim Vandenberg

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1684-freestyle-above-side-slow-motion

From beginning… watch the path of the left hand in extension

:02 - ever so slight outsweep w left hand

:06 - ever so slight outsweep w right hand

:09 - during breath, left hand appears to be very close to non-breath

:17 - non breath with left hand

:30 - left breath with right hand set in a linear path

:44 - right breath with left hand set in a linear path

1:02 - right breath, left fingers slightly down

Thursday - Steve Haufler

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1814-freestyle-drill-9-water-scooter

Associating sight into the process

Hand on board

Eyes up

Watching the path of the hand

:05 - hand reaches extension passed the board

:07 - hand is set up outside the board

:13 - hand entry is soft and then extends forward

:14 - slight body roll to extension

Allows the eyes to see the hand

:15 - pull is direct

:24 - a slight collapse of the hand under the both, but this drill is about the set up of the catch. One focus at a time when teaching.

Friday - Balanced Breath

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2371-step-3-building-a-balanced-breath

From beginning - balanced body line head down

:02 - head turn to air

:05 - head turn back down

:15 - direct line from fingers through the body

Eyes down, but slightly forward for this athlete

:20 - slow and stable head turn

The entire focus on this is NO MOVEMENT OF THE LEAD HAND

:29 - slow and stable turn of the head back down

:40 - focus on lead hand through the exercise

:50 - turn the head to air NO MOVEMENT OF THE LEAD HAND

Saturday - Balance Breath 5

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2373-step-5-building-a-balanced-breath

From beginning… set up in the balanced position, turn the head, take a few strokes.

:11 - balanced line

:20 - practice the move to air

:23 - head back down - no lead hand movement

:30 - after stability is set, take a few strokes incorporating breathing

Breathe on every stroke, focusing on the lead hand during the breath

:54 - focus all energy on the lead hand

1:02 - swim slowly and breathe on every stroke

Sunday - Robert Margalis

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/118-freestyle-hands-above-water-slow-motion

Just watch the entire video and focus all your attention on the path of the hands.

There is no variation between breathing and non-breathing

Bonus

Building a balanced breath

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/105-building-a-balanced-breath

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2997-single-arm-back-kick

:45 - eyes up palm up


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Nov. 30 - 2021 - Freestyle Sculling Hand