I am attempting to perfect my start and turns for the breaststroke. I recently reviewed three articles on the breaststroke turn which I found on the USMS web site. All had different recommendations for the turn pullout. The article by Budd Termin and David Pendergast recommended holding for 1 second after pushing off the wall before beginning the pullout. Another by Wayne McCauley recommended 3 seconds. Another by John Moffet just says "as you begin to slow down, start your pullout." I know there has to be an optimum time and it may be somewhat swimmer dependent, but the difference I see between these three authors is huge. Can anyone help me understand this dilemma. Ray
To continue nitpicking, as soon as you leave the blocks, you decelerate in the horizontal (x) axis , and accelerate due to gravity in the vertical axis, which is pretty meaningless in the context of a breaststroke pull out. ;)
Right, and since I define the z axis as vertically up, the acceleration due to gravity is also really a deceleration in the z direction!
To continue nitpicking, as soon as you leave the blocks, you decelerate in the horizontal (x) axis , and accelerate due to gravity in the vertical axis, which is pretty meaningless in the context of a breaststroke pull out. ;)
Right, and since I define the z axis as vertically up, the acceleration due to gravity is also really a deceleration in the z direction!
