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?
While he may have been doing it as a drill,it is not a good practice in general. Aside from being awkward,it will put more strain on your shoulder,making impingement problems more likely.
While he may have been doing it as a drill,it is not a good practice in general. Aside from being awkward,it will put more strain on your shoulder,making impingement problems more likely.
