IMPROVING YOUR FRONT CRAWL - SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER

If you are really serious about improving it is well worth attending our winter coached sessions on a Sunday evening at Kenilworth see HERE for more details. But we recognise that time pressures limit when you can commit what, so here are a few pointers

HEAD POSITION – ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD

• IS THE WATERLINE ACROSS YOUR FOREHEAD
• HOW FAR DO YOU TURN YOUR HEAD TO BREATHE

ARM RECOVERY – DOES YOUR ARM SWEEP AROUND & ACROSS THE WATER

• ARE YOUR ELBOWS HIGH

• DO YOU REACH FORWARD TO GET FULL STROKE LENGTH

• DOES YOUR HAND GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO YOUR HIP

HAND ENTRY – DO YOUR HANDS CROSS THE CENTRE LINE OF YOUR BODY

• IS THERE ANY SPLASHING AS YOUR HAND ENTERS THE WATER
• DOES YOUR HAND SLIDE INTO THE WATER
• DOES YOUR HAND OR FINGERS DRAG THROUGH THE WATER
• ARE THERE ANY BUBBLES AROUND YOUR HAND AS IT ENTERS
• DO YOU KEEP YOUR FINGERS CUPPED TOGETHER OR SPREAD

LEG POSITION - ARE YOUR LEGS HIGH OR LOW IN THE WATER

• DO YOUR HEELS BREAK THE SURFACE WHEN KICKING
• ARE YOU KICKING DEEP OR SHALLOW
• IS THERE ANY LATERAL MOVEMENT DURING THE KICK
• ARE YOU LEGS STRAIGHT OR BENT
• DO YOU KICK FROM THE KNEE OR FROM THE HIP
• DO YOUR LEGS CHANGE POSITION WHEN YOU BREATHE
• DOES YOUR BODY SNAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS YOU SWIM

IS YOUR STROKE SYMMETRICAL , ARE LEFT & RIGHT ARM & LEG ACTIONS THE SAME

COUNT THE NUMBER OF STROKES PER 25m POOL LENGTH

COUNT THE NUMBER OF KICKS PER STROKE (KICK BEAT)

ONLY CHOOSE 1 OR 2 FAULTS TO WORK ON AT A TIME.