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 ...
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You gotta act and think young to feel and stay young. I was worried for awhile that one certain adult had left us, but I see he's back in screamingly funny childlike form. :joker: :joker: :wave: :wave:
Warren:
You looked like a natual backstroker in that video you showed us of your 50 free. How can you be so tall and not be at least decent at back? I thought tall breaststrokers were very yesterday.
I'm 6' feet tall, thats not very tall for swimming.
I read an article on usaswimming.org about swimming and genetics, it had all kinds of facts like breastorkers can jump higher than other strokers, butterflys have longer arms, Backstokers have longer torsos.
I will try to dig this article up but I dont know if I will be able to find it because I dont remeber the name of it.
You gotta act and think young to feel and stay young. I was worried for awhile that one certain adult had left us, but I see he's back in screamingly funny childlike form. :joker: :joker: :wave: :wave:
Warren:
You looked like a natual backstroker in that video you showed us of your 50 free. How can you be so tall and not be at least decent at back? I thought tall breaststrokers were very yesterday.
I'm 6' feet tall, thats not very tall for swimming.
I read an article on usaswimming.org about swimming and genetics, it had all kinds of facts like breastorkers can jump higher than other strokers, butterflys have longer arms, Backstokers have longer torsos.
I will try to dig this article up but I dont know if I will be able to find it because I dont remeber the name of it.
