I'm a straight arm flyer and lead with my wrists. I was told by a very knowledgable person that this might be hard on the shoulders if you're not flexible (Although personally I am very flexible and loosey goosey, so I don't feel like I'm straining anything.)
So do others think straight arm fly is actually hard on the shoulders? Should we be leading with the elbows instead of the wrists? This seems odd to me. From what I can tell, Michael Phelps has a straight arm fly. I'll have to look at Crocker again. Thoughts?
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Here's a few article that may help you.
swimming.about.com/.../endswimshoulder_5.htmfindarticles.com/.../ai_n8886189findarticles.com/.../ai_n9423906
Our team flew in a clinician who cured our freestyle swimmers with cronic shoulder problems by telling them to look at the palm when the started their recovery. It worked but it's not an easy habit to break. The entry didn't change just their immediate recovery. In fly, we've only had shoulder problems in swimmers who bent their arm on the earliest stage of their recovery while their wrist pointed forwad. We found bending the elbow even a little bit caused problems in most swimmers who've been swimming fly more than two or three years. Good luck, Coach T
Here's a few article that may help you.
swimming.about.com/.../endswimshoulder_5.htmfindarticles.com/.../ai_n8886189findarticles.com/.../ai_n9423906
Our team flew in a clinician who cured our freestyle swimmers with cronic shoulder problems by telling them to look at the palm when the started their recovery. It worked but it's not an easy habit to break. The entry didn't change just their immediate recovery. In fly, we've only had shoulder problems in swimmers who bent their arm on the earliest stage of their recovery while their wrist pointed forwad. We found bending the elbow even a little bit caused problems in most swimmers who've been swimming fly more than two or three years. Good luck, Coach T
