finger spread on catch

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__steve__ — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:29:13 GMT

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Back to your regularly scheduled finger spread on catch thread: I keep my fingers held adjacent to each other after catch. Keeps golfers elbow symptoms minimal. During catch I open the fingers some and try to hold the water.

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orca1946 — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:44:27 GMT

More cheating on back stroke --- it's running rampant !!

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Michael Heather — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:16:30 GMT

I use the middle and ring finger apart technique, Vulcan style. Also good for catching (and pulling on) the lane line during backstroke workouts.

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orca1946 — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:28:41 GMT

Nice video BUT he's cheating using his other hand to pull thru maybe 1/4 of a stroke ????

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Former Member — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:27:04 GMT

Hey, I know that wasn't the point of your post, but I really liked the video content. I do a lot of the one arm drill myself, my favorite drill. Thank you so much. The goal was to reposition this drill a bit, as it's too often documented in a way that's restrictive for no solid reason (e.g. breathing always done on opposite side, etc). Well, at least it's my take. This is just one of numerous drills that will get documented in this manner. DVD (the Volume 1) should be ready by March 31th. At least 12 drills should be documented, along with other goodies such as quick pool side dryland program, stuff you can do home to improve your swimming. Volume 2 (already scheduled for 2014) will have many more drills coming from various sources (whereas Volume 1 mainly features SwimSmooth friendly drills).

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taruky — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:18:19 GMT

Oh I see, then it'll be this pool here: Freestyle Single Arm Drill (Unleashed) - YouTube Hey, I know that wasn't the point of your post, but I really liked the video content. I do a lot of the one arm drill myself, my favorite drill.

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:23:01 GMT

Thanks Elaine, glad if it can inspire you in your single arm drill training.

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 05:30:52 GMT

Oh I see, then it'll be this pool here: Freestyle Single Arm Drill (Unleashed) - YouTube Thanks for the sneak preview! ;) As for the drill video, :applaud: !

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Former Member — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:36:04 GMT

Swimming at Worlds will be held at the Aquatic Complex at ParcJean-Drapeau, the outdoor complex. Montreal and Quebec City have been on my travel bucket list for years, so, rather than going this year as originally planned, we're putting it off until 2014 for Worlds. :agree: Oh I see, then it'll be this pool here: Freestyle Single Arm Drill (Unleashed) - YouTube

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Former Member — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:43:38 GMT

Last night at team practice, I tried diff finger positions. Well -I still like mine close , but not tightly . I don't actually believe (yet) in this *fingers slightly open* thingy. I, like most people, regularly see elite having fingers very relaxed upon hand entry/downsweep. But what really matters is what comes after. And it's very very hard to find reliable footage of - for instance - finger position during the final upsweep. I think that it is fallacious to believe that fingers remain open just because the footage displaying that they are early into the hand's underwater pulling path shows this.

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Former Member — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:36:43 GMT

:hijack: Hey, Solar, I just noticed (yeah, better late than never) that you are from Montreal. :banana: I can't wait for Worlds, in 2014! As it gets closer, I hope you will chime in on any Worlds-related threads with helpful tidbits about the pool/city/etc. We plan on making a vacation out of it; a road trip up one side of the river to Quebec City and back down the other. After that, we'll head to Maryland for Nationals. WoooHOOOOO! OK, folks sorry :blah:; back to your regularly scheduled finger spread on catch... :bolt: Tell me about it. I'm already late dammit. Haven't swam for more than 2 years now... But I'll be there. In fact, I may have a great contender for a title. I may as well focus on that project :) That event is held at our indoor Olympic facility I believe? You can write to me anytime. I could at least point to a great master squad where you could share fun workouts etc... THEY, are going to be very serious that year. I was born in Quebec City. The essence of our whole province lives in this microscopic little town. Linsay, a member here knows that squad very well. I love swimming, for sure, but not as much as Master Swimming. The mere idea of yourself booking your agenda around national/international meets... Other than triathlon, I can't think of other disciplines where it's so easy to participate to the worlds.

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:21:41 GMT

Tell me about it. I'm already late dammit. Haven't swam for more than 2 years now... But I'll be there. In fact, I may have a great contender for a title. I may as well focus on that project :) That event is held at our indoor Olympic facility I believe? You can write to me anytime. I could at least point to a great master squad where you could share fun workouts etc... THEY, are going to be very serious that year. I was born in Quebec City. The essence of our whole province lives in this microscopic little town. Linsay, a member here knows that squad very well. I love swimming, for sure, but not as much as Master Swimming. The mere idea of yourself booking your agenda around national/international meets... Other than triathlon, I can't think of other disciplines where it's so easy to participate to the worlds. Swimming at Worlds will be held at the Aquatic Complex at ParcJean-Drapeau, the outdoor complex. Montreal and Quebec City have been on my travel bucket list for years, so, rather than going this year as originally planned, we're putting it off until 2014 for Worlds. :agree:

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orca1946 — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:58:06 GMT

Last night at team practice, I tried diff finger positions. Well -I still like mine close , but not tightly .

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habu987 — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:14:07 GMT

I've experimented with keeping my fingers anywhere from tightly together, to fully spread. For me, it feels best to keep them relaxed but close together. I've tried sculling and swimming with numerous finger positions, and that's the only one that works for me. ...Then again, freestyle is vying with breaststroke to claim my worst stroke designation, so I'm not exactly an expert on finger position! :duel:

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Former Member — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:24:22 GMT

I'm yet to see actual proof that those swimmers who keep fingers relaxed upon hand entry, are actually pulling in this manner. For most mortals, my advice is (and probably forever will be): Do sculling drills. The way you keep your hands when performing these should be the way you keep your hands whilst swimming. I don't really care how my swimmers keep their fingers. If it's good for sculling, it's good for swimming. Period.

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:27:52 GMT

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orca1946 — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 07:35:29 GMT

I have found that if my fingers are to far apart they tend to wiggle around!

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mattson — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 06:10:31 GMT

This seems to go against common belief in slightly spread relaxed fingers as the most efficient position. Is that the common belief? My thinking was that there was effectively no efficiency difference between slightly spread or bunched together, so coaches were advocating slightly spread (to slightly reduce muscle tension in the fingers).

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orca1946 — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:42:02 GMT

I'm still old school with all fingers & thumb held close ,but not tightly against each other.