All this back and forth between the breaststrokers and the freestylers (in particular) is all just in fun, right? I realize everyone has their favorite stroke (well, except for the IMers). I can't really swim anything other than freestyle, but I do enjoy the occasional bit of breaststroke (as long as I'm not in a big hurry and my knees are feeling okay). I think it allows me to concentrate on the catch fairly well which should help my freestyle, especially because I can actually watch what my hands and forearms are doing, not just guess based on "feel". So I guess in part I treat breastroke as a stroke drill for freestyle.
Yes? No? Maybe?
Thx,
Skip Montanaro
So, back to the more serious part of my original post. ;-) Are there others who view breaststroke as a sort of "catch" drill for freestyle? I do a fist drill from time to time. That seems to help with the EVF (less resistance, lets your arm rotate quicker). I've never tried it doing breaststroke. Is there any validity to that idea?
Thx,
Skip
So, back to the more serious part of my original post. ;-) Are there others who view breaststroke as a sort of "catch" drill for freestyle? I do a fist drill from time to time. That seems to help with the EVF (less resistance, lets your arm rotate quicker). I've never tried it doing breaststroke. Is there any validity to that idea?
Thx,
Skip
