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
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Bill, you don't have to train that much fly to swim it in meets! Generally, if you do a lot of fly in practice, your technique will degrade quickly from the muscle fatigue. I believe and practice the theory that you shouldn't do fly unless you're swimming it perfectly (or, you know, as well as you can). Otherwise, if you're flailing around and straining to try and finish a long set, you are susceptible to injury or imprinting incorrect technique. So, to avoid this and get the training in, you can do freestyle instead. Even for strokers like me, a pretty large percentage of an average workout (or any engine building) is done freestyle. Although too much freestyle is too boring. I prefer to mix up the strokes.
Huh!?!:confused: :confused: :confused:
Bill, you don't have to train that much fly to swim it in meets! Generally, if you do a lot of fly in practice, your technique will degrade quickly from the muscle fatigue. I believe and practice the theory that you shouldn't do fly unless you're swimming it perfectly (or, you know, as well as you can). Otherwise, if you're flailing around and straining to try and finish a long set, you are susceptible to injury or imprinting incorrect technique. So, to avoid this and get the training in, you can do freestyle instead. Even for strokers like me, a pretty large percentage of an average workout (or any engine building) is done freestyle. Although too much freestyle is too boring. I prefer to mix up the strokes.
