Hey everyone, I'm a younger swimmer (still swimming high school) and have been lurking around here for a while looking mostly at what the members have to say about breaststroke and it seems all of you have insight into the stroke that I could only hope to achieve which brings me to my question. I was reading what Mr. McCauley wrote in regards to staying streamlined for one second after the recovery. Would you all suggest holding this for an entire 100? 50?
Wayne and I use different terms but I think we are talking about the same thing. To me the first shrug is in the sreamline position. At that point you want your biceps pressed against you ears. The second shrug is at the transition from insweep to recovery.If you accelerate through the insweep into the recovery the shoulders will naturally shrug as you shoot your hands forward. As to the elbows,they should be high to get to EVF ASAP.The elbows bend through the outsweep and the stay about 90 degrees on the end sweep(actually starting a little more than 90 and ending a little less than 90,at least for me.)
Wayne and I use different terms but I think we are talking about the same thing. To me the first shrug is in the sreamline position. At that point you want your biceps pressed against you ears. The second shrug is at the transition from insweep to recovery.If you accelerate through the insweep into the recovery the shoulders will naturally shrug as you shoot your hands forward. As to the elbows,they should be high to get to EVF ASAP.The elbows bend through the outsweep and the stay about 90 degrees on the end sweep(actually starting a little more than 90 and ending a little less than 90,at least for me.)
