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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Originally posted by knelson
Your first statement is correct, but your second is not. This quote from Wikipedia describes the flaw in this statement:
I also want to say that lift does NOT contribute to swimming propulsion. Since lift is defined as a component of force perpendicular to mean flow, it is impossible for lift to accelerate you in the water. If would be more proper to say that Bernoulli's principle is used by swimmers to create thrust--not lift. The same thing could be said about a boat or airplane propeller.
OK, enough physics for today :) Just wondering how long has Wikipedia been a coach and do we believe everthing in Wikipedia is true???
Originally posted by knelson
Your first statement is correct, but your second is not. This quote from Wikipedia describes the flaw in this statement:
I also want to say that lift does NOT contribute to swimming propulsion. Since lift is defined as a component of force perpendicular to mean flow, it is impossible for lift to accelerate you in the water. If would be more proper to say that Bernoulli's principle is used by swimmers to create thrust--not lift. The same thing could be said about a boat or airplane propeller.
OK, enough physics for today :) Just wondering how long has Wikipedia been a coach and do we believe everthing in Wikipedia is true???
