It’s just plain nice to watch a slippery freestyle stroke. Man that dood can move through the water.
Thanks for the post. Needed some motivation to drag my butt to the pool.
“Now look at this swimmer…”
Note to Self - Be careful before agreeing to allow somebody to use your stroke in an instructional video.
“Now look at this swimmer…”
Note to Self - Be careful before agreeing to allow somebody to use your stroke in an instructional video.
I was thinking the ‘bad stroke’ guy did that for the camera only. Is it possible to swim that horrifically by accident?
“I was thinking the ‘bad stroke’ guy did that for the camera only. Is it possible to swim that horrifically by accident?”
I don’t know what you’re talking about. Maybe THIS guy did that for the camera, but that stroke (or worse) is representative of more than 1/2 of any IM AG field. Frankly, in terms relative to the worst swimmers in triathlon…that stroke is not “horrific”…just really bad.
Is it possible to swim that horrifically by accident?
Clearly, you’ve never swam at the YMCA.
Excellent video and the coach is brilliant.
-Robert
I’m actually not impressed with anything particularly uniquely outstanding about Potts’ stroke as much as his power in the water. He’s got a pretty typical looking stroke but obviously goes way faster than his competition.
I wish there was a swim powermeter for each arm so we could see how much raw power guys like Potts generate relative to the guys he’s beating in the top class of triathlete swimmers.
Excellent video and the coach is brilliant.
-Robert
Yeah there’s a reason Mike Doane is the resident swim coach. Because he knows his stuff.
Thanks for the vid! If you like poetry in motion, these are really nice as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nNMrrYNdU&list=FLA51gpnJRTTM0vGgEOpo5MQ&index=13&feature=plpp_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72NZOrAx5k&list=FLA51gpnJRTTM0vGgEOpo5MQ&index=12&feature=plpp_video
Underwater videos of pro/elite athletes are the equivalent of getting to see a supermodel without makeup on. Sure, they’re a lot better looking, but there are definitely flaws. Potts still has a good bit of speed he can “unlock” through his technique, but he’s a damn good swimmer and fun to watch.
cool. thanks for sharing!
awesome!
thanks for the post.
To all those on all of the other threads who say the kick is unimportant: Mike Doane USAT resident swimming coach - “effective, but not over done kick”; “helps maintain correct body position”; “common mistake is poor or lack of kick”; “be selective and use the kick as a weapon”…QED
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I agree 100% - there’s not a lot about that stroke that I’d lock onto and call “pretty”… he sure hauls it though.
Agreed. I like the coach’s pointers on breathing and kicking during an OWS.
Eh. The place you get to technique-wise after a couple million yards/meters isn’t always where it ‘should’ be, but if you’ve had good coaching like Andy has over the years, you end up with a stroke adapted to your unique physiology that’s both fast and efficient enough to hold up on a whole bunch of 10-15K training days. Given his background, the easy technique gains he made probably happened sometime around age 9.
I remember an inside tri article on Matt Charbot and how he was working on the power of his swim stroke. If I remember correctly, they actually measured the force he applied to the water. I remember he was working on matching up each arm to generate equal amount of power.
Mike Doane complements the other threads. No one said the kick was unimportant. You just don’t want to overpower the kick and go into oxygen debt in an OWS,
Mike Doane complements the other threads. No one said the kick was unimportant. You just don’t want to overpower the kick and go into oxygen debt in an OWS,
I beg to differ. Plenty of un-informed said it was unimportant.