How to maintain high elbow (pull) with serious rotation?
Former Member
From what I learn (also from this forum):
1. Keep your elbow high when pulling
2. Rotate from hips to shoulders
These two principles seem to conflict. As the rotating shoulder tends to rotate down to poolbottom, the elbow on the same side should be just under the watersurface, causing a strange angle then.
What do I see wrong?
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Former Member
From what I learn (also from this forum):
1. Keep your elbow high when pulling
2. Rotate from hips to shoulders
These two principles seem to conflict. As the rotating shoulder tends to rotate down to poolbottom, the elbow on the same side should be just under the watersurface, causing a strange angle then.
What do I see wrong?
I've been working on the same thing (among others) and have noticed the same "conflict" as you. But I've also noticed that If I DONT keep elbows "high" (forearms more horizontal than perpendicular) then I stress my shoulder. And I DONT want to do that!
From what I learn (also from this forum):
1. Keep your elbow high when pulling
2. Rotate from hips to shoulders
These two principles seem to conflict. As the rotating shoulder tends to rotate down to poolbottom, the elbow on the same side should be just under the watersurface, causing a strange angle then.
What do I see wrong?
I've been working on the same thing (among others) and have noticed the same "conflict" as you. But I've also noticed that If I DONT keep elbows "high" (forearms more horizontal than perpendicular) then I stress my shoulder. And I DONT want to do that!
