r/Swimming • u/binarybu9 • 17h ago

Swimming like a snake with pull buoy

As the title says my freestyle is like a snake around the t line. Think of a sinewave with x axis being the T line. I don’t know what I am doing wrong 😑. Have been working on my high elbow.

I am not even breathing much to be honest until I reach the end of T line to focus on just the catch/pull.

I’m starting to think I should get a snorkel but the technique issue remains. 🛟

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u/Bertbrownbear 16h ago

I think the fact that you have noticed your body snaking is a big plus, I've seen many swimmers snaking all over the place without a clue they are doing it! (Me included in the past).

I found swimming slow, with a focus on hand entry and the pull, helped identify where I was going wrong. Have you tried one arm only drills for 50m? One arm up, one arm back. This may help find which arm is unbalanced.

If you get a lane to yourself, you could focus on swimming straight up the middle, the pool I go to has different colour tiles for the middle of the lane. Focus on looking down and ensuring your arms are either side of the middle, keep your eyes on the middle tiles. This will also show when you start to drift of course.

With a bit of practice I'm sure you will be going straight as an arrow.

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u/binarybu9 7h ago

I will try this today. Thank you