I finally made it to one of the local coached workouts and all in all it was a pretty positive experience. One of the comments about my stroke was that my hand entered the water in-line with the crown of my head. I was told that it should enter more in line with my shoulder. I've been practicing with this for the past 2 1/2 weeks and it seems to have negatively affected my roll and my stroke count. I can't seem to get a good glide at the end of my stroke, and when I roll, my arm is out away from my head and seems to be creating more drag. Am I missing something here? Was I told partial info? incorrect info? or am I not looking at the problem correctly?
Thanks John
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Originally posted by breastroker
One of my basic philosophies in coaching (hell, in life in general) is this: If the very best athletes and coaches all, or nearly all, agree on a topic then the chances are that they are on the right track and if you want to be truly successful, then you better get on that track too.
Always good advice. Stick with the conventional wisdom of the day.
I thought coaches all used to teach a pronounced glide phase in breaststroke ("pull, kick, glide"). Who was it that first broke ranks?
Slightly off the subject, but a few years back an unknown physician in Australia had the audacity to propose that stomach ulcers were caused by an infectious process. He was discredited by all of the very best in the field, until they realized he was right. He was actually bold enough to infect himself with the bacteria and cause an ulcer to prove his theory.
Originally posted by breastroker
One of my basic philosophies in coaching (hell, in life in general) is this: If the very best athletes and coaches all, or nearly all, agree on a topic then the chances are that they are on the right track and if you want to be truly successful, then you better get on that track too.
Always good advice. Stick with the conventional wisdom of the day.
I thought coaches all used to teach a pronounced glide phase in breaststroke ("pull, kick, glide"). Who was it that first broke ranks?
Slightly off the subject, but a few years back an unknown physician in Australia had the audacity to propose that stomach ulcers were caused by an infectious process. He was discredited by all of the very best in the field, until they realized he was right. He was actually bold enough to infect himself with the bacteria and cause an ulcer to prove his theory.
