It's Never Too Late To Improve Your Start
It’s Never Too Late To Improve Your Start
By Russell Mark, USA Swimming National Team High Performance Consultant
It’s never not too late to improve your start. Here are a few easy things to keep in mind.
On the block, your “take-your-mark” position primes you for action. Four things to be mindful of:
1. High Hips
2. Eyes Looking Down
3. Arms Loaded
4. Rear Foot Behind Your Hips
The hips are the central point of your weight, and gravity will help you create the most speed upon entry if you have them as high as comfortably possible while standing on the block.
Many swimmers will tuck their head and look behind them, but this leads to a tendency of throwing the head upward too much, and can lift the body upward too much too.
The arms should be ready to pull. The elbows should be pointed back, not to out to the side.
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On the block, your “take-your-mark” position primes you for action. Four things to be mindful of:
1. High Hips
2. Eyes Looking Down
3. Arms Loaded
4. Rear Foot Behind Your Hips
The hips are the central point of your weight, and gravity will help you create the most speed upon entry if you have them as high as comfortably possible while standing on the block.
Many swimmers will tuck their head and look behind them, but this leads to a tendency of throwing the head upward too much, and can lift the body upward too much too.
The arms should be ready to pull. The elbows should be pointed back, not to out to the side.
Read more:
