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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Thanks Kirk. Is it really possible that that style is easier on the shoulders than a straight arm recovery? My shoulders, which have no problem with a straight arm recovery wouldn't tolerate that style at all.
And while we're on the topic, what is the advantage supposed to be of rotating your arms and hands so that your palms face the ceiling instead of just leading with the top of the wrist? My shoulders don't like that rotation either, and I don't understand the motivation behind it, yet it is mentioned a lot.
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Thanks Kirk. Is it really possible that that style is easier on the shoulders than a straight arm recovery? My shoulders, which have no problem with a straight arm recovery wouldn't tolerate that style at all.
And while we're on the topic, what is the advantage supposed to be of rotating your arms and hands so that your palms face the ceiling instead of just leading with the top of the wrist? My shoulders don't like that rotation either, and I don't understand the motivation behind it, yet it is mentioned a lot.
