https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/11904/straight-arm-freestyleHi Everyone :) Here&#39;s a little bit about myself. I live in Pakistan, Islamabad. I&#39;m eighteen years old and am a member of the Islamabad team. I&#39;ve been swimming seriously for about year now, though I have been in and out of the pool from a young ageen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/192090?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:42:45 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c1f847f0-bfb9-4b48-b74b-82138a05d8e6Former MemberWhen sprinting you want to immediately catch, no pause up front. Watch underwater videos of the fastest sprinters in the world and copy them I don&#39;t think they think much about their catch, they just do it. A straight arm pull underwater seems to happen naturally when I swim straight arm free. However I&#39;m concerned about the fact that I may be pushing water downwards unnecessarily rather than backwards. Theoretically speaking, wouldn&#39;t a straight arm recovery with its high stroke rate coupled with a deep catch or high elbow catch rather than a straight pull be the fastest and most efficient.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/192069?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:42:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1d5c2262-3e45-4f60-832a-bcddcf36d374andeWhen sprinting you want to immediately catch, no pause up front. Watch underwater videos of the fastest sprinters in the world and copy them I don&#39;t think they think much about their catch, they just do it. Hi Everyone :) Here&#39;s a little bit about myself. I live in Pakistan, Islamabad. I&#39;m eighteen years old and am a member of the Islamabad team. I&#39;ve been swimming seriously for about year now, though I have been in and out of the pool from a young age. I am aiming to make the national team. So recently I&#39;ve been experimenting with my freestyle. I have started using a straight arm recovery in short distance events and at the end of a long race. People in Pakistan aren&#39;t familiar with this style so I am a little bit in the dark as to what type of catch to use. Should I just drive my hand straight down and back or should I use a deep or a short catch? Any information about the straight arm freestyle would be very appreciated :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/192019?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:11:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:2ebe41d1-e3c2-465c-a513-11503dca336aFormer MemberAre you faster using straight arm recovery, or about the same? Hi Steve :) I&#39;ve tried the straight arm free in timed 25m sprints and I&#39;m about 2-3 seconds faster. That being said I know I still have to work on my high elbow freestyle<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/192005?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:45:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f2681819-019d-480f-9852-ce351f7a45f0__steve__Are you faster using straight arm recovery, or about the same?<div style="clear:both;"></div>