I have recently revisited bilateral breathing after two years of only breathing to my dominant side in an effort to address some stoke imbalances and mechanical issues that I believe are keeping me from being slippery in the water.
That said, when I breath to my non dominant side I feel like I really need to lift my head out of the water, my lead arm collapses, I bend at the waist and I sink. It's an absolute disaster. I have tried the 6-1-6 drill and again, even in a prone position I find myself having a hell of a time staying afloat when breathing to the non dominant side. When breathing to dominant side, core is rigid, arm stays extended and I have no problem breathing in the bow wave that my head creates. Breathing to the left, my non dominant side, I look like I've never swam before in my life.
As always, I realize without video it's tough, but I'm also assuming this is a pretty normal problem and that there may be some anecdotes that you can offer. Thanks for any help. Happy to provide any additional info that would be helpful.
That said, when I breath to my non dominant side I feel like I really need to lift my head out of the water, my lead arm collapses, I bend at the waist and I sink. It's an absolute disaster. I have tried the 6-1-6 drill and again, even in a prone position I find myself having a hell of a time staying afloat when breathing to the non dominant side. When breathing to dominant side, core is rigid, arm stays extended and I have no problem breathing in the bow wave that my head creates. Breathing to the left, my non dominant side, I look like I've never swam before in my life.
As always, I realize without video it's tough, but I'm also assuming this is a pretty normal problem and that there may be some anecdotes that you can offer. Thanks for any help. Happy to provide any additional info that would be helpful.