Secret Tip - How to Pull Underwater in Freestyle

[davepaff]

One of the best Youtube Swim Videos I've seen!

[TheKieranWm]

Tremendous - I've been swimming (poorly!) for 40 years and have just had someone crystallise something I've been struggling to work out. Many thanks!

[oliviaj1612]

brilliant cheers mate.

[drjonnie1]

AWESOME!! Thank you so much Gary for doing this video. If I had only known this stuff when I was younger I could have been a contender. But seriously I'm gonna pass this on to my kids.

Thanks.

[chaned1212]

That was a pretty good explanation... many thanks. 

[ShroudedInVeilz]

I've been experimenting with my underwaters, this helps alot.

Thanks Gary.

[garyhallsr1]

I would always vote for less drag over more power. Pulling deep is like putting your foot on the gas and brake at the same time. You may give up some power with a high elbow, but you save a lot of energy in the longer run. At The Race Club, we try to teach the unobvious way to get you faster.

Gary Sr.

[johnmar78]

excellent expalnation, thanks very much for sahring your technique. I now start near surface of the water with high arm position....

[eerfeerf1]

what if I am a very average (or below average) swimmer who takes 30-35secs for 25m? Is it better to have more power or less drag? I am not aiming to compete, just swimming for recreation

[appalloisis]

probably a better coach than bob bowman, this guy explains the mechanics and science of all the aspects of a stroke

[GShock112]

Tech by tech I am already there ... I had to learn the hard way through shouldercuff injury for over stress for the angled pull. Now it's more of a dragging me ahead but I got injured again, this time during weight training, at the other shoulder. :)

Keep it up guys, I just LOVE and SHARE all of your videos. I am actually striving to do the kick by using more hip movement the way you described in your last video. :)))

[EchozHazE]

I love how technical and scientific you get with these videos. It gives me a real reason to believe you rather than my coach just saying that's the way it is.