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 ...
Why did this thread get resurrected? Hate is too strong a word to use among swim friends.I don't even hate backstroke. Some of my best friends are backstrokers(poor misguided souls:rofl: ) Probably if I was tall and my feet turned in instead of out I might like another stroke. We need all 4 strokes for the Medley Relay,so we need to get along:hug:
I do not know why this thread was resurrected. You and others had already given me such good breaststroke advice. I've been trying to take it, to no avail. Since we've agreed to team up to set the "WR" in the 100 IM, I'm glad you don't "hate" backstrokers. :rofl: Of course, you may be better off teaming up with one of those darn elite (unnamed) backstrokers in the NW Zone than me. :rofl: But I am not a poor misguided soul. I cannot help it if I have hyperextended elbows. SwimmieAvsFan told me it was a good thing for backstokers.
I have also been told that all natural born breaststrokers walk with their feet turned outward. That's how my nasty daughter walks. But not me. I'm stuck with fly/back/free. But I'm glad you don't hate me for it. Of course, you know I defy conventional backstoke wisdom by being very short... :rofl: Plus, like you, I am TI-ing and doing very little yardage at the moment.
Plus, since there are so many backstrokers on my own team, I'm always doing fly (that other short axis stroke) on either the women's or mixed medley relay ...
Why did this thread get resurrected? Hate is too strong a word to use among swim friends.I don't even hate backstroke. Some of my best friends are backstrokers(poor misguided souls:rofl: ) Probably if I was tall and my feet turned in instead of out I might like another stroke. We need all 4 strokes for the Medley Relay,so we need to get along:hug:
I do not know why this thread was resurrected. You and others had already given me such good breaststroke advice. I've been trying to take it, to no avail. Since we've agreed to team up to set the "WR" in the 100 IM, I'm glad you don't "hate" backstrokers. :rofl: Of course, you may be better off teaming up with one of those darn elite (unnamed) backstrokers in the NW Zone than me. :rofl: But I am not a poor misguided soul. I cannot help it if I have hyperextended elbows. SwimmieAvsFan told me it was a good thing for backstokers.
I have also been told that all natural born breaststrokers walk with their feet turned outward. That's how my nasty daughter walks. But not me. I'm stuck with fly/back/free. But I'm glad you don't hate me for it. Of course, you know I defy conventional backstoke wisdom by being very short... :rofl: Plus, like you, I am TI-ing and doing very little yardage at the moment.
Plus, since there are so many backstrokers on my own team, I'm always doing fly (that other short axis stroke) on either the women's or mixed medley relay ...
