I recently had a disagreement with another swimmer about proper fly technique. After the recovery, where do the hands enter the water? I was taught they should enter the water a little wider than your shoulders, but he insisted that they should enter the water closer together, more like 6 inches apart. Which is correct? Does it make a difference whether you're swimming sprint fly or distance fly?
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Originally posted by hofffam
If the hands enter close together, then immediately go outward - they are not contributing to propulsion. I think the shoulder width hand entry is less likely to create wasted motion during the first phase of the outsweep.
Since when does propulsion start when the hand enters the water, never did never will, propulsion starts at the catch.
Addition just watched the video of Phelps his hands enter slightly wider then his shoulders...
Originally posted by hofffam
If the hands enter close together, then immediately go outward - they are not contributing to propulsion. I think the shoulder width hand entry is less likely to create wasted motion during the first phase of the outsweep.
Since when does propulsion start when the hand enters the water, never did never will, propulsion starts at the catch.
Addition just watched the video of Phelps his hands enter slightly wider then his shoulders...
