When I swim breaststroke, I use the outsweep and insweep type of pull. I don't focus on pulling back at all. I read it somewhere that you should also focus on pulling back. WHen I tried doing that, my hands got stuck and my timing is off. Anyone has any thoughts?
Also, how wide should you pull? I sweep out to 12-15 inches outside my shoulder width, anchor my hands, then start insweep? I am concerned it might be too wide. When I tried anchoring my hands narrower, I don't feel as powerful of an insweep.
Thanks.
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Yeah I know. I have a tendency to over-analyze things. :)
Since I started this new pull, I usually start with a few laps of small sculling then one regular outsweep insweep lunge breathe, then use some small flutter kicks to get my back into the small sculling motion again. Then I will swim regular breastrokes.
I am really excited about this new pull, as you can tell. I feel that the wider my outsweep is, the more powerful my insweep will be and the more i can lunge forward.
I hope I am not going to jinks it by getting overly excited! :p
Yeah I know. I have a tendency to over-analyze things. :)
Since I started this new pull, I usually start with a few laps of small sculling then one regular outsweep insweep lunge breathe, then use some small flutter kicks to get my back into the small sculling motion again. Then I will swim regular breastrokes.
I am really excited about this new pull, as you can tell. I feel that the wider my outsweep is, the more powerful my insweep will be and the more i can lunge forward.
I hope I am not going to jinks it by getting overly excited! :p
