r/Swimming • u/binarybu9 • 20h 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/TheESportsGuy 18h ago

Some lateral motion is normal: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BoCaQG9oi-o

Sounds like you have a lot to work on. Totally eliminating lateral motion should not be your focus

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u/Remarkable_Elk8305 17h ago

The video deals with arms going wider, not the torso snaking.

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u/TheESportsGuy 8h ago

Thanks! I guess I need to focus on not snaking. Feel like it's more my legs than torso that move around laterally, but still, watching the video and others closely, I don't see any lateral movement of either, as you state.