The first loss of a master is memory, the second...I forgot. I probably have already asked this question, but here goes:
Does anyone bring their arm straight down and out after the grab? I am talking no sculling, no lateral movement, just bringing the arm straight parallel with the line maintaining the elbow high position. This would be to avoid crossing the midline with your forearm. Even though I breathe on the left, I still rotate fully to the right (a learned and trained and voluntary movement), but even so my right forearm tends to the middle, while my left arm has less pull and is erractic. When I learned the crawl it was from watching Tarzan movies, later when I was 16 and in a USA high school they taught the S shaped movement or the straight down and back. In those days the breathing was to one side. Last question: aside from timing both methods, what are your preferences on the long dolphin versus "less dolphin" emerging sooner method of starts and turns on a 50 meter short course freestyle race? Thanks, billy fanstone
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I too was taught to push past my hips in my youth. I've just been warned that continuing such an approach could hurt my shoulders. So I've been trying to correct that flaw. I also need to start counting my distance per stroke, especially when I'm swimming alone. I have no clue what mine is.
Can someone refresh my memory on why finishing the stroke is hard on the shoulders? Isn't the finish largely a tricep extension? Why would that hurt the shoulder?
I am a big fan of the GoSwim philosophy of one size does not fit all, figure out what works for you. I wonder if this shoulder issue is one of those "some people" issues in the same way that some people's shoulders are bothered by backstroke but are fine with fly while some people are fine with backstroke but have problems with fly, and the way that some people do well with one kick fly and some people do well with two kick fly, etc. etc.
I too was taught to push past my hips in my youth. I've just been warned that continuing such an approach could hurt my shoulders. So I've been trying to correct that flaw. I also need to start counting my distance per stroke, especially when I'm swimming alone. I have no clue what mine is.
Can someone refresh my memory on why finishing the stroke is hard on the shoulders? Isn't the finish largely a tricep extension? Why would that hurt the shoulder?
I am a big fan of the GoSwim philosophy of one size does not fit all, figure out what works for you. I wonder if this shoulder issue is one of those "some people" issues in the same way that some people's shoulders are bothered by backstroke but are fine with fly while some people are fine with backstroke but have problems with fly, and the way that some people do well with one kick fly and some people do well with two kick fly, etc. etc.
