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Thumbs Down or Pinky First?

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At the catch, is it thumbs down or pinky first?
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  • a fellow swimmer and I were talking the other day about the finger drill (is this familiar to anyone else here?) swimming with hands in fist and index finger pointed, change on either 25 or 50, then fist with pinky extended, then both pinky and index extended, ROCK ON! ;), then fist only, then regular stroke... Both of us had an issue with the pinky extended phase in that it felt like we lost our balance in the water. I can't seem to get any pull out of my stroke at all, and I'm not sure where i'm going wrong with it. I have no idea if this is a drill our coach made up or if it's a universal thing, but if anyone else knows about it and has any insight on where the pull should be initiated during the pinky phase, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks! J.
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  • a fellow swimmer and I were talking the other day about the finger drill (is this familiar to anyone else here?) swimming with hands in fist and index finger pointed, change on either 25 or 50, then fist with pinky extended, then both pinky and index extended, ROCK ON! ;), then fist only, then regular stroke... Both of us had an issue with the pinky extended phase in that it felt like we lost our balance in the water. I can't seem to get any pull out of my stroke at all, and I'm not sure where i'm going wrong with it. I have no idea if this is a drill our coach made up or if it's a universal thing, but if anyone else knows about it and has any insight on where the pull should be initiated during the pinky phase, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks! J.
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