I just read the article "Windmill Revolution" by Bill Volckening and was wondering what you all thought about the possibility of using the straight-arm recovery. What I found interesting was the discussion of the stroke's similarities to the undulation, recovery and pull of butterfly. I also found it interesting that some of the coaches and swimmers felt that the straight-arm recovery added hip snap at the end of the stroke, which I have been lead to believe is the least propulsive portion of the stroke.
Does anyone know where I could read more on the subject and the specifics of technique or any drills?
Hook'em
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That article was an interesting project, and I learned a lot while writing it. My impression was that the benefit of the straight-arm freestyle recovery was primarily tied in with the way proper use of this technique forces hip rotation. The revelation was that this technique provided a way to gain a viable training benefit for butterflyers through freestyle training, without sacrificing the freestyle.
During the process of researching this article, I found that there hasn't been a lot written about it. Most of the information I found came directly from those teaching it and those who have used the technique.
Bill
That article was an interesting project, and I learned a lot while writing it. My impression was that the benefit of the straight-arm freestyle recovery was primarily tied in with the way proper use of this technique forces hip rotation. The revelation was that this technique provided a way to gain a viable training benefit for butterflyers through freestyle training, without sacrificing the freestyle.
During the process of researching this article, I found that there hasn't been a lot written about it. Most of the information I found came directly from those teaching it and those who have used the technique.
Bill
