Freestyle Reach - How to Know When it Feels Right for You!

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CoachMandy
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[@SWIMVICE]

📲 Improve your freestyle technique today! Go to 👉🏼: community.swimvice.com

[@leahp.316]

Thank you, Coach Mandy, for addressing swimmers of all levels from beginners to advanced swimmers in your videos. As a novice I don't feel left out and i find your videos helpful and appropriate for my level. Hopefully I can level up with the help of SwimVice. Thanks!

[@SWIMVICE]

You’re welcome Leah! Enjoy your practice and keep me posted throughout your training. 🏊🏼‍♀️🙌🏽 -CM

[@curiosity3365]

Great video on extension & illustration on rotational coordination.

[@SWIMVICE]

curiosity thank you and Happy Holidays! 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️😄

[@izunamatoi1306]

It's amazing... You're my coach. 😘

[@healthypoolwater]

Just a note that we love your channel! Your explanations are great, very easy to follow and immediately applicable. Many thanks and please keep ‘em coming. 💧🏊‍♀️🙏

[@SWIMVICE]

Thank you @healthypoolwater for your feedback. I’m happy these videos are useful for your practice. Definitely keep me posted on your progress! 🙌🏽👏🏼😄🏊🏼‍♂️ -Coach M

[@tomfisher8951]

Looking good,thank you coach Mandy.

[@SWIMVICE]

you’re welcome Tom! Happy Holidays 🏊🏼‍♂️😄

[@412Flame]

Great teaching for the correct way for middle arm extension for new and experienced swimmers, now I'll learn howto correct it by extending it to the middle, it takes a lot of practice by the way, thanks Mandy!

[@SWIMVICE]

You're welcome @412Flame! Yes just keep being consistent and the results will come! -CM

[@akam0707]

Thanks for the tips coach Mandy.

[@SWIMVICE]

Akif you’re welcome! 🏊🏼‍♂️

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

Thanks for a great year of coaching tips - you've been instrumental in changing my freestyle

[@SWIMVICE]

You’re welcome Stephen and thank you for your feedback. I’m happy these videos are useful for your practice! 👏🏼🏊🏼‍♂️ -CM

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

@@SWIMVICE I've added in a drill of yours using a paddle and a flipper asymmetrically - it would be good if you could expand on this so I can get maximal benefit, please

[@endo9913]

Hi Mandy, I'm just back from the pool and it was a good day in the pool! :) My 2nd training session now focused on this. I don't know if I have the extension at the optimum depth yet ( I'll film it again in a few weeks) but it really "clicked" today. I feel my legs are up higher and I can more easily get into a better catch position. I did this in a variety of drills and I felt faster with less effort. I'm just going to continue to work on this for a few weeks. Really pleased! Thank you so much for your videos and help.

[@SWIMVICE]

Endo nice work! That is great news and thank you for sharing your practice. Keep up what you are doing with your consistency and always focus on the process. 🙌-Coach M

[@rafrokid79]

Thanks CM 🎅🏼😊

[@SWIMVICE]

🙌🏽😄 You’re welcome Nick!

[@hattiefletcher1477]

Hi coach Mandy I do love all your videos thus far, I need advice in why I can not get my legs right in trying to thread, I am a very new swimmer

[@scuderiaye]

Coach Mandy, your movement is so beautiful, that’s exactly how I want to swim freestyle. I am still new to freestyle, just feeling so difficult to breath as I always get water into my mouth and after my first breath, I will sink under the water.

[@SWIMVICE]

scuderiaye I completely understand 🙏🏽 . I have a freestyle breathing playlist to help shed some light on this particular skill here 📲: kzbin.info/aero/PLtkHLt3sCyVqenp5R0b2XNiJLzBJRGVS0 Stay patient, keep practicing, love the journey 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️❤️. Enjoy your practice! -CM

[@muhammadabraham4553]

Hi mandy .. this is the best tip I ever get.. for long time i looking for the reasn why my legs sinking and have no flexable in swiming .. when i work on this tip a lot of things changed in my style ...💐💐

[@SWIMVICE]

That’s great Muhammad! Nice work! 🏊🏼‍♂️💪🏽👏🏼

[@dorishamilton30]

Hi Coach you are very helpful.. I swim every morning ( I’m new and just learned to freestyle.. Lately I’ve struggled breathing right and swallowing water🥲. Please give me a few suggestions. Thank you Doris

[@albertomaximiliano3734]

Happy hollydays :coach Mandy' from all your viceswimmers.

[@SWIMVICE]

Happy Holidays Alberto! 🏊🏼‍♂️😄

[@lucagian9801]

great! that’s my actual issue!

[@SWIMVICE]

Luca Gian nice! Keep me posted 👍🏼🏊🏼‍♂️😄

[@sjdj3000]

Thanks Coach Mandy! 🏊🏻‍♀️🏊🏻‍♀️🏊🏻‍♀️

[@SWIMVICE]

You’re welcome! 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♀️❤️

[@user-in6le3dy8h]

🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️👌👍

[@user-in6le3dy8h]

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[@julianredondoromero9396]

Hello coach Mandy, very good video, but at what height does the hand enter the water? Thank you and happy new year

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Julian, my hand enters at the same point my opposite elbow is in the water. I will have more videos out on the entry to help with your practice. Stay tuned! 😀🏊🏼‍♂️👏🏼 -CM

[@syazwanrashid1842]

Coach M can you show us what is the best off pool swimming drill? Thanks!

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi syazwan thank you for your question. I will have more coming up in future videos! 🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽😄

[@endo9913]

Hi Mandy, great topic and again you've really nailed something I need to focus on having recently seen a video of me swimming (horror show!) My extension looks too shallow whereas I had always thought I had a tendency to go too deep. I had a couple of comments and questions! When you're extending high in the demo it looks to me that your hips and legs drop slightly, but are brought up again when you go back to the extension depth that works for you? At around 3:45 you mention about finding this sweetspot for you so you can "stabilise without moving or bending". Can you elaborate on what might happen if you haven't got your extension dialed in correctly? Hope you had a great Christmas Mandy and Happy New Year!

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi Endo, yes that is correct. I have a slightly higher profile so when I extend too high, I feel shoulder/neck tension immediately. This also leads to my hips dropping slightly but not significantly. However, if I swam like this for a long period of time, then it’s common to feel lower back pain. At the point of 3:45, if my arm extended to high either my arm would move back completely straight or I would drop my elbow losing the catch. So at this time stamp you can see I have a good hold of the water with my right arm. Definitely a good point though. I will show what happens when the arm falls and the catch is lost in another video. Hope this helps and Happy Holidays to you as well! -CM 🏊🏼‍♂️

[@endo9913]

Hi Mandy, many thanks for the explanation. That’s exactly what’s happening to me. I’ve a much shallower extension than I thought I was doing. I also thought i was keeping my elbow high during the catch but I can see I’m dropping it. The camera never lies! 😭 Can’t wait time get back in the water and try the demo you’ve shown. Thanks! 👌

[@SWIMVICE]

Endo haha right? It never does! Glad you found what is going on and enjoy your practice! 🙌🏽😄👏🏼🏊🏼‍♂️

[@bozhidarmadzharov7066]

Think i have middle extension. Also, after entry i let the arm float and drop slightly down under its own weight.

[@SWIMVICE]

Yes Bozhidar that is how it should feel! You are letting gravity work with you. 🙌🏽🏊🏼‍♂️ Thank you for sharing your experience. Keep it up! -CM

[@michelehartslief5958]

Mandy; there is alot of good swi m coaching on Youtbe. But the way you present it is exemplary. Well done. And thankyou

[@SWIMVICE]

Michele, thank you for your feedback. I am happy these videos are useful for your practice. Please keep me posted on your training, I would love to read your progress! 🏊😄-Coach Mandy

[@DaveGe77]

More leverage is what I'm after. I often try to focus on the catch in training so that I can feel that forward momentum. I guess if it works right, it's like I am being pulled through a water tunnel. It feels great but slows down greatly when I'm tired. How can I keep that momentum going for longer distances? Is it just a matter of fitness or should I pace myself more? Thank you again for such helpful tips, Coach Mandy!! :)

[@SWIMVICE]

Hi David it could be one of two things: 1) When you start to fatigue, you end up pulling from the shoulders causing the feeling of slowing down and you end up using more energy exponentially. Or 2) You may be swimming a little too fast or too slow of a tempo to be able to sustain for long period of time. It’s a matter of finding the perfect balance. (If you use a tempo trainer, try experimenting between 1:00-1:15 on mode 1) Starting testing each scenario out by slowing your tempo down, speeding it up, and measure how you feel. Also, focus on connecting the catch from your hips instead of your shoulders. 👍🏼 What your feeling is correct though! It does take a level of fitness in order to train this pattern for a consistent period of time in order for your body to adapt. Hope this helps and let me know how it goes! -Coach Mandy 👏🏼😄🏊🏼‍♂️👍🏼

[@DaveGe77]

@@SWIMVICE This is great advice, Coach Mandy! I will keep these in mind, try them, and let you know how it goes. Yesterday in the pool I was able to sustain my pace for a longer distance, maybe because I was conscious of what you taught in this video. :) Thank you for your expertise! It's so helpful. Wishing you a very Happy New Year!! :)

[@SWIMVICE]

@@DaveGe77 awesome that's great news! Glad the focus helped and Happy New Year to you as well! Nice work 💪🏽🔥

[@mahmod731]

Very nice, can you put translate arabic in videos

[@robohippy]

Hmm..... I can remember old school method when the straight arm pull was used, and your arm came in at about a 45 degree angle, which made sense because you were using arms more like oars rather than the newer version where arms are used more like a paddle/high elbow/vertical forearm. You are still going a bit deeper than I do, and I am wondering if that is because you seem to use more of a distance style where I am more of a sprinter. I think even on more distance type sets for me, I come in about a hand span under the water, and you are deeper than that. Some of the elite sprinters are entering at full arm stretch, hand at 90 degrees, and arm on top of the water. Sprinters are weird.....

[@SWIMVICE]

robohippy my arm goes slightly deeper because this is more of a distance pace but yes sprinting is different. As of now, I am able to get a good hold of water due to where my arm is extending. However, this movement will improve overtime. Have you had someone film your freestyle?

[@robohippy]

@@SWIMVICE I haven't had any filming of my swimming yet. I may do some when I get around to filming my over arm side stroke. I can't imagine any swim team not having cameras for work outs, both above water and below. With my side stroke, since I am on my side, it makes it easy to observe other swimmers, and as Yogi Berra said, "you can observe a lot just by watching". I did notice that when you breathe here, your right arm goes more shallow, as you breathe on your left side.

[@SWIMVICE]

robohippy yes observation is key and yes I do extend higher on the breath 👍🏼. See if you can get some filming in, you will really like it. 🙌🏽

[@PadjakPartners]

very informative..i really like your videos...can you check also our swimming videos and give some advice...i am training my daughter swimming even though i am not a swimmer...i only rely on videos like your videos..thanks..

[@kursatoner6347]

Your left arm was lower

[@SWIMVICE]

Kursat Oner I can see how it looks lower specifically when comparing to a breath. I tend to extend a slightly higher when breathing, but it’s the same depth on a non breathing stroke. Especially since my left arm is closer to the camera it looks to be lower. Have you tried demo 1 before? If not, try it out the next time you go to the pool and let me know what position feels best! 🏊🏼‍♂️🙌🏽 -CM