Matt,
Your first point is very true. I try to fist-swim at least some laps every other day. It really forces me to think about my arms and shoulders.
I use to have a coach in high school who said your hand should surprise the water as it enters. My father uuse to say that the water shouldn't even know you have a hand. Whe he woudl say that, we would act lkie seals and clap our forearms together & bark. He woudl get very mad.
Originally posted by F'ueco
Sidestroke!
Pinky down...
I take that back. My hand enters pretty much straight-on. When I get tired it reverts to thumbs first.
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.
this is a lot of attentin to something that used to be seen as very unimportant. I wonder if this has become a big issue because body balance no longer is only attributed your legs & feet?
this morning, I've been watching videos. Thorpe, Klim, Lezak, Phelps, all begin thier stroke by putting theri hand in straight. The only one who seems to turn his hand at all is Phelps. He sometimes turns his hand right after entering it inot the water.
