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 ...
With a good coach who understands breaststroke (usually a breaststroker) almost anyone can swim a nice looking and somewhat fast breaststroke.
Ther are really only two things to remember
1) use a pull ....... kick....... and glide form
2) Pull the heels up to the butt, not stopping yourself with high resistance knees.
A good breaststroker can swim right next to a wall and not kick the wall!:coffee:
Wayne:
I know you are the *** guru. And I've followed your advice. I got my daughter coaches who were former breaststrokers. Unfortunately, for me, my age group/masters coach(es) don't fit that bill. In fact, my masters team is full of anything but breaststrokers. I only have one teammate, Wally Dicks, who can give me pointers. He is, as you may know, quite speedy. But I'm usually busy doing some other stroke while he's swimming ***.
I agree with the :coffee: . I think I agreed with you on another thread that a :coffee: was good before a sprint. I need a few of those in the morning too before I get up and work out.
With a good coach who understands breaststroke (usually a breaststroker) almost anyone can swim a nice looking and somewhat fast breaststroke.
Ther are really only two things to remember
1) use a pull ....... kick....... and glide form
2) Pull the heels up to the butt, not stopping yourself with high resistance knees.
A good breaststroker can swim right next to a wall and not kick the wall!:coffee:
Wayne:
I know you are the *** guru. And I've followed your advice. I got my daughter coaches who were former breaststrokers. Unfortunately, for me, my age group/masters coach(es) don't fit that bill. In fact, my masters team is full of anything but breaststrokers. I only have one teammate, Wally Dicks, who can give me pointers. He is, as you may know, quite speedy. But I'm usually busy doing some other stroke while he's swimming ***.
I agree with the :coffee: . I think I agreed with you on another thread that a :coffee: was good before a sprint. I need a few of those in the morning too before I get up and work out.
