Swimming - Freestyle - Shoulder Catch

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Uploaded by on Dec 8, 2009

Developing an early catch in freestyle is extremely important for all swimmers, but it's just not easy for all swimmers.

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  • Hi go swim, I'm really glad you post all these drills on freestyle, as it helps me quite a bit, but can you, if you may post more videos on backstroke, breastroke, and butterfly? I'm a butterflyer in my team, but my stamina is kind of low... hahas, and I really like doing the IM but I suffer the most on breast stroke, and suffer on the backstroke.

  • @Cvoong Visit our website for a quicker way to find the drills you need. Thanks.

  • Why would you not "want your shoulder popping up when you swim"? Seems like that is exactly the position your shoulder/arm needs to be in for the proper catch.

  • @pbettis11 - There are different types of "shoulder pop". Here, I'm trying to get people to avoid too much initial press down with a straight arm, which has a tendency of pushing, or popping the shoulder up in an unconnected way. This drill should encourage a more connected shoulder in the way that you're thinking, so I think it's just language at this point. The other shoulder pop would be during the recovery, making sure the shoulder is clear of the water to limit resistance.

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  • thanks so much for posting this (and all your other videos)

  • lovely. appreciate the time and effort put into making these videos

  • Just fantastic!

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