The latest threads clearly reveal that the vast majority of masters swimmers wish breaststroke did not exist (except Peter, Allen, Aquafeisty, and a possiblely experimenting SCY freestyler). So why does everyone hate breaststroke? :mad:
I'll go first. I hated it when I was young because it was too slow, I never learned how to do it right, and I never learned the wave action because it didn't exist when I was young. I can't seem do get the timing right now. And I have no excuse. Unlike my shoulder, my knees are fully intact. Not sure I have the gumption or time to put in 100,000 yards for a complete overhaul on a stroke I don't swim in meets. But I'd like to be able to fake it in IMs ...
I LOVE breaststroke,but the kick comes naturally to me.(I flunked my Boy Scout Lifesaving Merit Badge test the first time because I insisted in doing whip kick with sidestroke.) But breaststrokers aren't like other swimmers. As was noted it's the only stroke that is kick dominant. Also the ankle flexibiliy needed for breaststroke is exactly the opposite of that needed for the other strokes. Thats why so many breaststrokers have poor flutter kicks.Knee and hip flexibility aren't as essential in the other strokes so if you don't have this flexibility it will really only show up on ***. Several have said the don't like the feeling of swimming breaststroke because it's so slow,but when my stroke is flowing it is one of the best feelings in the world.(Also it is much faster than my backstroke and faster than my fly after 75 yd.-my 200 BR was 12 sec faster than my 200 Fly LCM)
I LOVE breaststroke,but the kick comes naturally to me.(I flunked my Boy Scout Lifesaving Merit Badge test the first time because I insisted in doing whip kick with sidestroke.) But breaststrokers aren't like other swimmers. As was noted it's the only stroke that is kick dominant. Also the ankle flexibiliy needed for breaststroke is exactly the opposite of that needed for the other strokes. Thats why so many breaststrokers have poor flutter kicks.Knee and hip flexibility aren't as essential in the other strokes so if you don't have this flexibility it will really only show up on ***. Several have said the don't like the feeling of swimming breaststroke because it's so slow,but when my stroke is flowing it is one of the best feelings in the world.(Also it is much faster than my backstroke and faster than my fly after 75 yd.-my 200 BR was 12 sec faster than my 200 Fly LCM)
