I see some backstrokers who have arm recoveries not straight over the top, but off to the side. I feel straight over the top is better as it puts more weight pressing down on the upper body. I think this creates a better body line, allows the shoulder upper arm to clear the water better on recovery and some how allows the pulling arm to leverage against this weight. Is all this true? If not, what are any benefits of a high arm recovery?
This makes sense. The momentum of the arm is going in the correct direction into the catch, which means you don't need to redirect the trajectory of the arm into the catch position and waste energy.
This makes sense. The momentum of the arm is going in the correct direction into the catch, which means you don't need to redirect the trajectory of the arm into the catch position and waste energy.
