Question on arm position in freestyle:

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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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    George: With all the Canadians and Francophiles and anti-Francophiles on this site, you better be careful choosing your french words or the french speakers on this site will be telling you to "fermez la bouche." Or maybe this is a new way to do on line PM-ing? P.S. I like how you added "Keep it simple" to your signature! ton francais est tres bon :applaud: George I'm a french speaking frog like some might say. I've just learned the english dirty words recently. I like french dirty words much better. Don't see the point in telling someone "go have sex!!". wwwhooo.. I'm scared.
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  • Former Member
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    George: With all the Canadians and Francophiles and anti-Francophiles on this site, you better be careful choosing your french words or the french speakers on this site will be telling you to "fermez la bouche." Or maybe this is a new way to do on line PM-ing? P.S. I like how you added "Keep it simple" to your signature! ton francais est tres bon :applaud: George I'm a french speaking frog like some might say. I've just learned the english dirty words recently. I like french dirty words much better. Don't see the point in telling someone "go have sex!!". wwwhooo.. I'm scared.
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