Good news yesterday was I was able to get a guy to film me in the pool
Bad news yesterday was I was able to get a guy to film me in the pool
At least I have some focus for the winter
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Hard to be critical of that stroke and I’m not a coach but that left leg kick from the knee sticks out, I think when you are breathing? Don’t think it will cause huge problems though, especially with your times.
Left side is not great
Arm goes out to help balance
Left elbow drops
Not a great catch
That kick 
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But you won’t kick as extreme in a wetsuit?
Looks like a breathing\balance issue
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I’m in a endless pool on Thursday to expose some more flaws.
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Pretty much what you say. You’re pulling down rather than trying to get that EVF and pulling back. Kick is from the knee and legs scissoring a bit to help balance. Stroke is finishing a bit short as well.
I am currently on vacation in Spain. Been swimming in the med, done 2 x 4000m swims, both within 14s of each other (at least I am consistent). Pace 2m/100m, non wetsuit. First day on shore wind, around 30kph… enough for windsurfers and kite surfers to plane comfortably. Today side shore wind, only 15kph, however first 2000m into head wind… it was hard going, but lovely on the return. Both days have had good size waves, it’s lovely when you catch a wave right, but catch one wrong I seem to flap my arms wildly and drink sea water
I know it wasn’t fast, but massively confidence building. Shoulder is no bother at all. Non wetsuit in Kona I should be good for 1h10 - 1h15m
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Yeah sorry @funkster but I wouldn’t be as kind as @jeffb. Good, but it does looks like the stroke of someone who does everything pull Buoy and paddles 
The scissor kick starting from the knee rather than the hip main flaw - I’d suggest @Hammerer favourite of 0 arm drill. I’ve actually done a lot of it myself this year to bring back my rotation, but would help here.
Likewise some slow sculling/catch drills would help body position as well working on kick during for balance.
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Sounds great Spoons but what is a vacation? I’m on holiday in Italy but back today.
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@Chriswim - oh yeah, I had a good old cringe at it.
My legs just sink, no matter how hard I “push the T”
Really got to work on my shoulder flexibility as EVF just feels painful at the minute
0 arm, as is arms by the side, fins, and just doing 6 kicks on the left, 6 straight, 6 on the right
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link above to previous post i made with video in (discourse recognised Id posted the video before so linked to it!!!)
Cheers
Although I do it sometimes, I’m less of a fan of the prolonged kicking on the same side, I prefer this to work on dynamic body position.
The main time I use kicking on side is when I’m working on the EVF. Kick on side with arm extended, and just sculling to play with catch position - either sculling from wrist or slow hinging back and forth from the elbow
I’d use short fins at first if you have them, and progress towards no fins.
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Thanks Chris
I’ve been doing the kicking on one side (with fins and snorkel) and just doing the catch as part of my drill sets.
I don’t think there’s enough time left in the universe for me to do that without fins
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Tried some kicking at the end of my session today.
Could only muster 2 x 50m with a kick board
25m was taking me 45s…
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Wow what a difference swimming 4000m 6 times in 8 days makes. Sea swim non wetsuit, a couple of windy swims, 1 dead calm and 3 somewhere in between. My last swim was by far the best, 1h15 for 4200m. However pace doesn’t tell the story, each swim felt easier, the last one felt the easiest.
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