Last night I went to a coached practice for the first time in a long time, and the coach had me and one other person do backstroke pinkie out/pinkie in instead of thumb out/pinkie in. That was the first time I had ever had a coach tell me to do something like that, and I didn't get a chance to ask the purpose. Do any of you coaches or more experienced swimmers know why a coach might tell a swimmer to do that?
I was coached the opposite of that just 6 months ago, specifically in reagrds to where to end your underwater pull...it is supposed to be pretty far off your body and much shorter than I was expecting. Such a power stroke will make it EASIER (take less energy) to bring your hand out of the water THUMB FIRST.
Is this current thinking?
I was coached the opposite of that just 6 months ago, specifically in reagrds to where to end your underwater pull...it is supposed to be pretty far off your body and much shorter than I was expecting. Such a power stroke will make it EASIER (take less energy) to bring your hand out of the water THUMB FIRST.
Is this current thinking?
