I've been bringing my underwater high def camera to the pool. Not perfect since no one is actually following me with the camera, so I see a few strokes than get too far away, 20 seconds later I'm coming back in the other direction...
Anyway, I bring my video in one panel and Phelps or Thorp in another panel. Then I compare strokes (why not compare the the best). On one side I do ok - that is, when I breath to the left and my right hand is in front. However, when breathing to the right, I completely SUCK. This is the side I used to breath on exclusively until I learned how to bi-lateral breath.
It took me a while, but I really studied it TODAY with BEER IN HAND. My whole body twists for air... my legs splay to balance... and my left arm is ineffectual in lengthening my body.
What a revelation! I kind of knew this WAS happening a while back, but thought I had mostly worked it out. But the VIDEO DON'T LIE brother. So, I've really got to improve my left hand entry and my right side breathing. Two main things will be to lead with the top of my head and keep my legs in check. I must fix this first.
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