Thursday, October 4, 2012

Let's teach you backstroke

So at the fitness swim (no we are not any "fitness" swimming it is mostly drills) the instructor decided to teach us back stroke.  I sat there thinking, hmm he is going to see my backstroke and think I am picture perfect. 

Wrong - He had a lot to say about my back stroke, and I stood there with my mouth agape.  First he was telling me my head was moving too much and to hold it still.  I don't know if it was or wasn't but for the next lap I held it still for him.  Then he said your bobbing in the water too much.  Huh? 

Sometimes I get lazy with my stroke, and when I do LZ will remind to do this and that, and I will do that, but I haven't had anyone tell me I bob too much.  I took the second class because he said that we would work on butterfly.  I haven't even tried to do the butterfly since my triumphant return to the pool.  I never was any good at it before, and I know I will bomb now.

But really - I bob too much?  Really?

1 comment:

  1. It's almost Halloween, but you won't be here. I'll "bob" for apples in your absence and/or will watch a DRESDEN rerun & see "Bob the Skull".

    Why not ask Laurie if you're bobbing too much?

    I can hardly wait for you to do the butterfly - I never could do it due to a combination of lack of coordination & the fact that my left arm injury make me unable to do the left part of the stroke.

    Can we start calling you "BOB"?

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