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've been a forum rat since 1996. I started at runnersworld.com and from there went onto other running sites, later anesthesiology forums, and even an athletic forum in Brazil. The software evolved, sometimes became less friendly, but mostly the modifications were due to fear of law suits and/or litigation from the flame wars. That is life. After so many years of internet forum availability I think most people have done their share of arguments and flame wars. Unless you are a complete newbie you don't pick fights or fall for the easy baits thrown out. But believe me, there is no difference between fighting and arguing amongst runners or swimmers, and professors of anesthesiology and other ivory tower members. My most fun was baiting colleagues on an anesthesiology list. I am now a peace and love guy. Probably because I am a lousy swimmer and couldn't find a fight here, even if I wanted to...take care, billy fanstone.
P.S. On the running forums I had a friend that was like a replica of George. About the same age, lots of experience and stories to tell. He would tell us how it was in the 50s, 60s and so forth. He was keen and knew a lot about running and track and field. I actually met him at a marathon in Washington, D.C.
I've been a forum rat since 1996. I started at runnersworld.com and from there went onto other running sites, later anesthesiology forums, and even an athletic forum in Brazil. The software evolved, sometimes became less friendly, but mostly the modifications were due to fear of law suits and/or litigation from the flame wars. That is life. After so many years of internet forum availability I think most people have done their share of arguments and flame wars. Unless you are a complete newbie you don't pick fights or fall for the easy baits thrown out. But believe me, there is no difference between fighting and arguing amongst runners or swimmers, and professors of anesthesiology and other ivory tower members. My most fun was baiting colleagues on an anesthesiology list. I am now a peace and love guy. Probably because I am a lousy swimmer and couldn't find a fight here, even if I wanted to...take care, billy fanstone.
P.S. On the running forums I had a friend that was like a replica of George. About the same age, lots of experience and stories to tell. He would tell us how it was in the 50s, 60s and so forth. He was keen and knew a lot about running and track and field. I actually met him at a marathon in Washington, D.C.
