I'm trying to understand what my backstroke pull should look like, and was hoping someone could help me out. Videos or graphics would be great, but I'll try and understand text if that is all that is available. I seem to be having trouble "grabbing" the water. That isn't the greatest description, but it is this slipping thing kind of like a dropped elbow would be in freestyle. I've finally figured out that whatever I did to try and overcome/overpower that feeling a couple weeks ago is what made my shoulder hurt. Basically I think I need to just start over with my stroke on this one.
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When I was a younger swimmer to avoid doing this my coach would have my hands entering at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions and pull the arm in that fashion so that when I would change it would be easier and I would not overextend and overreach with the entry.
Great comment Frank. :) I still do this backstroke spin-type drill if I feel like I'm overreaching. My coach told me that sometimes to correct something, you have to overexaggerate it. So I do it. Can't do it for more than a 25 though and even that's a lot. But it seems to work. Thanks.
When I was a younger swimmer to avoid doing this my coach would have my hands entering at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions and pull the arm in that fashion so that when I would change it would be easier and I would not overextend and overreach with the entry.
Great comment Frank. :) I still do this backstroke spin-type drill if I feel like I'm overreaching. My coach told me that sometimes to correct something, you have to overexaggerate it. So I do it. Can't do it for more than a 25 though and even that's a lot. But it seems to work. Thanks.
