Front Quad/Patient Catch question

Not sure what the exact terminology is but I was swimming Front Crawl last night and for a bit I worked on patient catch. Is there a feeling of almost hitting a brief "superman" pose in the water. I didn't try to go faster but it felt that I was moving faster and stronger and this was on my last 1/4 mile. The exact terminology is freestyle ... :thhbbb:

Great clip, I watched it 3 times and thought for sure I smelled chlorine. I too love the catch-up stroke. I use it in warm up mostly. And, as I am starting to swim just a little more freestyle again I have done some pull sets this way too-- much slower though.

I’m not sure what you mean by patient catch, but if you are in a superman pose, then your head is likely too high.

I’m not sure what you mean by patient catch, but if you are in a superman pose, then your head is likely too high. I think Rich is referring to Terry's article in the latest USMS swimmer.

I think Rich is referring to Terry's article in the latest USMS swimmer.Oops, I guess I need to catch up on my reading.

Patient lead arm, catch-up stroke, overlap stroke..there are all kinds of names to describe this type of freestyle. I do this in most all of my warmups and cool downs. Gonna give it a try in a race someday? After looking at this stroke, this seems very well suited to distance, which I do, I am not sure if I could speed that one up or not (LOL), or if I'd want to.

Check out this video of Larsen Jensen: youtube.com/watch This is how it should look.

Oops, I guess I need to catch up on my reading. How cool was it that a bunch of our forumites were all in that issue: Islandsox, Kaizen, Dave Barra and Leonard! Kudos guys. Eleuthera looked quite beautiful. I also saw Allen's correction on the 15 M underwater rule. LOL. I liked AJ's favorite workout too.

The exact terminology is freestyle ... :thhbbb: Just know I am sitting here shaking my head okay?

Gonna give it a try in a race someday? After looking at this stroke, this seems very well suited to distance, which I do, I am not sure if I could speed that one up or not (LOL), or if I'd want to. No, not in a race. Warmup and cool down only. It's basically the only drill I actually practice...for better or for worse.