To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
I think the great swimmers have an inherent feel for what makes them swim fast. Hydrodynamic proprioception if you will. They adapt their strokes to what makes them swim fast. The rest of us then try to emulate them because they are swimming so fast. Problem is it doesn't work quite as well for us because we just can't feel what's making us fast the way they can. We don't have that constant feedback while swimming.
I think the great swimmers have an inherent feel for what makes them swim fast. Hydrodynamic proprioception if you will. They adapt their strokes to what makes them swim fast. The rest of us then try to emulate them because they are swimming so fast. Problem is it doesn't work quite as well for us because we just can't feel what's making us fast the way they can. We don't have that constant feedback while swimming.
