I think this is one of the more comprehensive start videos I have seen. So many just give a few tips, and not the whole story. I am so old, we used to start in the shallow end and were told to 'slap the water' so you could start swimming right away. Those were the days of the both sets of toes on the edge of the pool too. My pool won't let me practice starts unless I have a 'coach' handy. Only about 5 feet deep, and I am totally competent with a start, but need the practice. I could swim with the 'masters' group, but they are there at the crack of dawn..... I have yet to see a video on tumble turns where they tell all of the secrets of the turn, rather than just a few tips.
Me trying to explain frame by frame this video to my 6 y.o. son... Him: I already know it. Me: no, you don't know yet. Him dive over and over in bed to show me.
Fill your lungs with a big breath on "take your mark" and breathe in again for the start. You'll have a massive amount of air in your lungs to help you with your underwaters and also give you more buoyancy for your breakout. It's hard to fill your lungs in the air I would have loved the wedge when I was competing- before the wedge, it was a coin flip between track start and a two-foot start depending on your preference between power and reaction time. Now you get the best of both worlds- the wedge is worth almost a second in a 50 and easily worth a second for a 100 and 200.
Thank you so much for this awesome and informative video, it'll be a big help for me since I'll be competing a swim meet completion (regional) this 24th - 29th of April
the head lift and leg kick as coupling motions should always be used in tandem, mostly because a leg kick can toss you downwards and your legs up. lifting your head and arching your back helps to keep your body going forward by counter balancing the upward motion of the legs. it helps mostly with the entry so you're more flat as you go into the pike position.
Agreed! Arching your back is a function of extending the hips and spine while in mid-air... Tandy is by far the best at doing it, but there are others... more extension and a bit more air time are just two of the benefits...
It's like Caeleb Dressel watched your video to make hjs perfect dives... I believe the records he holds like 100Fly 50 free is because he gets farthest into the water and his insane underwaters.. Well done man..
This was a very good video. I clicked on the subscribe. Last time I dived. The blocks were short and flat. We were instructed to dive with both toes in front. If my local pool leave the blocks after the club has finished then I shall have a go at some of these for fun to bring back memories. Thank you. 0:00
I thought dressel said that head movement won't add anything to the start but it will actually make it worse Bcuz it will lower your hips, he said she is trying to stop his head from moving
some swimmers still use the block start (basically just putting both feet in front of the block, slower reaction time though but you have much more starting power)
Excellent explanation I had question regarding head lift i have got my answer I m going to download the video and study. The only thing is the timing which I have to work between head lift and head down to get immediate streamline position
It makes sense to me....if one lifts their head to look forward a nano second before dropping their chin for the dive, the diver is horizontal in mid air just long enough for the trajectory to move forward instead of down grabbing more distance in the air - where it weighs less than the water. That way the racer has the potential to be a little faster than everyone else.
I miss the traditional start with two feet on the edge of the blocks. The advantage there is that you get equal propulsive force from both legs, easier to lift your head, easier to keep legs together, and easier to pike and enter the whole body through the water break. Also miss taking your mark only when asked to take your mark. I'm so old school
@@kiaan1317 that is definitely true but there is a better chance of entering the water with more speed to make up for that. The question is how much does it make up? I wonder what the science says and will a perfect streamline help the two feet start have the advantage?
I practiced reaction time so much so that many times I beat some swimmers who were next to me doing the track start. They didn't have that attachment piece at the back of the block, though, as they do now...
@@luimulder3768 Science shows that the track start is better because your back leg can push early. What happens is when a coach says take your marks, both types of swimmers get ready to go, usually with the track starts sinking back into a weight-back stance. The thing is, a start is just fundamentally extending your legs away from your center of mass, but you can't do that immediately with a traditional start - if you did, you'd go straight upwards! So the reason that track starts are so much faster and no one (at competitive levels) does traditional starts is because the moment you hear the go, you push with the back leg, then the front leg, and you're off. With the traditional start, you have to spend all of that time waiting for your center of mass to be forwards so you can push yourself forwards. I'd definitely recommend learning the track start - while it is a more advanced motion, it's nothing a bit of practice can't nail. But end of the day, it's all about fun, and whatever floats your boat!
I have kind of master all 3 coupling motion which is the leg kick, elbow bend and the head snapping motion. however I still don't understand how I can perform the hip lift motion.
Just the standing up part. His actual dive is incredible. I don’t really like fully standing up on the block because it could be risky and slow, thats all 👍🏼
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I think this is one of the more comprehensive start videos I have seen. So many just give a few tips, and not the whole story. I am so old, we used to start in the shallow end and were told to 'slap the water' so you could start swimming right away. Those were the days of the both sets of toes on the edge of the pool too. My pool won't let me practice starts unless I have a 'coach' handy. Only about 5 feet deep, and I am totally competent with a start, but need the practice. I could swim with the 'masters' group, but they are there at the crack of dawn..... I have yet to see a video on tumble turns where they tell all of the secrets of the turn, rather than just a few tips.
Me trying to explain frame by frame this video to my 6 y.o. son... Him: I already know it. Me: no, you don't know yet. Him dive over and over in bed to show me.
One of the best explained videos for a dive but if we had a video demonstrating off the block how to dive will be much more helpful for new swimmers 🥂
Love your way of explaining things! You're really good at stroke analysis.
Fill your lungs with a big breath on "take your mark" and breathe in again for the start. You'll have a massive amount of air in your lungs to help you with your underwaters and also give you more buoyancy for your breakout. It's hard to fill your lungs in the air
I would have loved the wedge when I was competing- before the wedge, it was a coin flip between track start and a two-foot start depending on your preference between power and reaction time. Now you get the best of both worlds- the wedge is worth almost a second in a 50 and easily worth a second for a 100 and 200.
Thank you so much for this awesome and informative video, it'll be a big help for me since I'll be competing a swim meet completion (regional) this 24th - 29th of April
Glad you enjoyed, best of luck at Regionals 👊
the head lift and leg kick as coupling motions should always be used in tandem, mostly because a leg kick can toss you downwards and your legs up. lifting your head and arching your back helps to keep your body going forward by counter balancing the upward motion of the legs. it helps mostly with the entry so you're more flat as you go into the pike position.
Agreed! Arching your back is a function of extending the hips and spine while in mid-air... Tandy is by far the best at doing it, but there are others... more extension and a bit more air time are just two of the benefits...
It's like Caeleb Dressel watched your video to make hjs perfect dives...
I believe the records he holds like 100Fly 50 free is because he gets farthest into the water and his insane underwaters..
Well done man..
The best online guide to dive off from the blocks.
You deserve more likes and subscribers.
Great video and excellent analysis. It is very difficult to understand if you watch whiteout a correct explanation like yours 👍.
This was a very good video. I clicked on the subscribe. Last time I dived. The blocks were short and flat. We were instructed to dive with both toes in front. If my local pool leave the blocks after the club has finished then I shall have a go at some of these for fun to bring back memories. Thank you. 0:00
I thought dressel said that head movement won't add anything to the start but it will actually make it worse Bcuz it will lower your hips, he said she is trying to stop his head from moving
He had a really excessive head movement and held it for too long. You have to have just the right amount of movement
The head needs to come back down fast to get into the correct body line, so yes if done incorrectly it's slower.
For me I believe the arm swing makes you get tired quicker so I move my arms under my body to get my arms into streamline quicker.
I mean compared to the amount of work they do later, the start is nothing.
Great analysis and explanation!👍Very helpful! Thank you, my friend!❤🙏
It was amazing. It is really helpful to me for starting..thank you!
some swimmers still use the block start (basically just putting both feet in front of the block, slower reaction time though but you have much more starting power)
Standing guy at 5:35 gets a WAY better start than the rest of the field.
Excellent explanation I had question regarding head lift i have got my answer I m going to download the video and study.
The only thing is the timing which I have to work between head lift and head down to get immediate streamline position
Your videos are super cool!! keep it up 🙌
This is cool to know I always thought head lift was a bad habit
It makes sense to me....if one lifts their head to look forward a nano second before dropping their chin for the dive, the diver is horizontal in mid air just long enough for the trajectory to move forward instead of down grabbing more distance in the air - where it weighs less than the water. That way the racer has the potential to be a little faster than everyone else.
Outstanding video!
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Excellent video!!!! Thank you.
Very nicely done!!!
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Also can you please tell me what dryland resistance exercises to improve the track start movement
4:47 dw bro kristof milak bends his leg way more than that during his starts and he's a world recond holder in the 200m flyXD
I miss the traditional start with two feet on the edge of the blocks. The advantage there is that you get equal propulsive force from both legs, easier to lift your head, easier to keep legs together, and easier to pike and enter the whole body through the water break. Also miss taking your mark only when asked to take your mark. I'm so old school
with that one though, you cant shift your weight as fast. I feel that way at least.
@@kiaan1317 that is definitely true but there is a better chance of entering the water with more speed to make up for that. The question is how much does it make up? I wonder what the science says and will a perfect streamline help the two feet start have the advantage?
I practiced reaction time so much so that many times I beat some swimmers who were next to me doing the track start. They didn't have that attachment piece at the back of the block, though, as they do now...
@@luimulder3768 Science shows that the track start is better because your back leg can push early. What happens is when a coach says take your marks, both types of swimmers get ready to go, usually with the track starts sinking back into a weight-back stance.
The thing is, a start is just fundamentally extending your legs away from your center of mass, but you can't do that immediately with a traditional start - if you did, you'd go straight upwards!
So the reason that track starts are so much faster and no one (at competitive levels) does traditional starts is because the moment you hear the go, you push with the back leg, then the front leg, and you're off. With the traditional start, you have to spend all of that time waiting for your center of mass to be forwards so you can push yourself forwards.
I'd definitely recommend learning the track start - while it is a more advanced motion, it's nothing a bit of practice can't nail. But end of the day, it's all about fun, and whatever floats your boat!
I have kind of master all 3 coupling motion which is the leg kick, elbow bend and the head snapping motion. however I still don't understand how I can perform the hip lift motion.
great thank you so mucg
Thx so 😊
How do you actually ‘lift your hips’ my legs always bend at the knee when I enter the water , how do I fix this ?
It's like arm swing like butterfly breathing phase
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how to do without block
What about arm swim?
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How do you not bend your knees cus everytime I dive I end up bending my knees
tense your legs then the pointed toes while come naturally.
Why would you not show square starts? They are used and effective (both feet on the edge of the block as opposed to one foot back).
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You really out here on YT criticizing Ben Prouds start ahha??
Just the standing up part. His actual dive is incredible. I don’t really like fully standing up on the block because it could be risky and slow, thats all 👍🏼
@@MaxSwims many elite swimmers do it, including Sara Sjöström. I don’t think it’s risky if you’re used to it but yeah
@2:02 awful arms.....