I have a question about gliding in freestyle. My way of swimming is that after each stroke I stretch my leading arm, glide and then I go over to the next stroke if you know what I mean.
Now someone is telling me that it''s more efficient to immediately go over to the next stroke without the gliding phase while your arm is stretched.
What do you think is more efficient.
Now someone is telling me that it's more efficient to immediately go over to the next stroke without the gliding phase while your arm is stretched.
What do you think is more efficient.
To echo pwb: In freestyle, you aren't going any faster gliding than you would be if you were pulling. If you are pausing to rest, such as in a swim that lasts for a really long time (and "a long time" is different from one person to another), you should pause in your most streamlined position, which probably is gliding on your leading arm. Otherwise, you may as well get on with it.
Now someone is telling me that it's more efficient to immediately go over to the next stroke without the gliding phase while your arm is stretched.
What do you think is more efficient.
To echo pwb: In freestyle, you aren't going any faster gliding than you would be if you were pulling. If you are pausing to rest, such as in a swim that lasts for a really long time (and "a long time" is different from one person to another), you should pause in your most streamlined position, which probably is gliding on your leading arm. Otherwise, you may as well get on with it.
