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Print this entrySwimming Pic of the Week - April 7, 2011
Working some starts.
I figure there will be some interesting takes on this pic, so looking forward to seeing what people think. Enjoy
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Wow. Looks like he's really going to throw those arms out. So did he snap his legs together before he hits the water (I'm guessing?). |
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Your first photo shows something that I have been curious about when seeing swimmers with this start. Does hitching the arms move momentum up and not towards the water or does it allow the body to get up a little higher in order to make a better hole in the water? Flashy looking start with waisted motion or purposeful momentum shifting? |
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Nice Paul. Something very specific I've been working on with this particular swimmer. There is actually so much to it, but all with the same goal in mind... getting the swimmer into the water with the best line possible (for that swimmer), the quickest. Because all swimmers have different abilities and attributes, variances in how something is being taught has to come into play. Normally I would have the head down more... didn't work for him. The arms are an individual thing, for this swimmer... big advantage. Needless to say, this start is the culmination of hundreds of starts working through everything we both knew about starts. Are we done? No. But we're both much more confident that we've found the direction to head in, and the fine tuning starts now. :) |
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Glenn, what was the issue for him if his head was lower? I have a female swimmer who we are looking to keep her head higher to start with because otherwise she drops too low on entry, drastically slowing her breakout. Just interested |
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That's one point GW. The other is that he's so tall, staying down never allows him to get completely into position on smaller blocks. If the blocks are larger, he can move the back foot to a proper position for his size and keep the head a bit lower. Again... customization for each environment and the athlete needs to be aware of these things. |
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Ahhh...amazing (short) moment! What an equilibre (super balance)!! Thanks Glenn for sharing this with us! |
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The arm motion is quite interesting. If you look at pictures of elite swimmers mid-start, there seem to be two major types of arm motion. Katie Hoff, for example, does a similar hitching motion as the swimmer above, whereas many swimmers (I can't think of an example at the moment), come immediately forward with a straight arm into the streamline. I imagine you have to play with it a lot to figure out which is best for you. |
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In this picture, the starter is using his big muscles first (legs) and small muscles second arms). I thought you use the smaller quicker arm muscles first which activates the larger leg muscles. |
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Hey Whip. I think it's impossible to tell which muscles are firing first from a still shot. You are correct that the arms should be moving first because they're much quicker. Think of this start this way... the arms have reached this position with focus on great quickness to help the body travel slightly up and out. The jerking motion of the arms coming up to this stage, can help the body get moving. Just a thought. |
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Glenn - do you (or if not, does anyone else that you are aware of) have any videos specifically about starting techniques today? I feel like my starts and my starting knowledge must be outdated, but really haven't seen anything definitive on start philosophies or techniques today. I haven't looked for any literature on the topic, as I find that I am a much better visual learner, but if you know of something in that realm that stands out, I'd love to know about it as well. Thanks!!! |
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I know we don't have anything specific just yet. We have something in the works, but still in production. Keep watching and hopefully we'll be done in a reasonable amount of time. |
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Cool Photo!! |
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