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Hello Doug,
Great to get back to stroke work with you!
Concepts we worked on today were:
- sliding the scapula to initiate the ‘open the gate’ recovery
- maintain the extended scapula position of the streamline side until the other scapula (of the recovery swing arm) joins it – adjust the timing of the catch to wait for this moment
- the main action of the stroke is sliding into and accelerating in streamline
- feel the connection between the grip of the catch and the slide into streamline. The more solid the grip, the better you time it, the more you can increase the sense of acceleration forward into streamline
- Increase effectiveness of the right catch and its connection to the left streamline
- On recover swing, reduce contact of fingers to water surface (remove the splash), and line up the hand with the wrist so that there is a splashless entry
The right catch appears to be less effective, resulting in less acceleration in left streamline. It appears that the left forearm needs to gather a bit more, get more grip – and the timing of that catch needs to match better to the entry and streamline of the other side. You can practice in 1-arm swimming, feeling the strength/ease of the left catch and right streamline, then trying to improve the right catch/left streamline to match. That right shoulder may need to develop a bit more strength to hold the same catch shape that the left can.
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