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?
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On backstroke I like the little pinkie to exit the water first, I believe it causes less muscle stress. Just sit there or lie on the floor I think you will find more stress when your hand comes up thumb up.
On backstroke I like the little pinkie to exit the water first, I believe it causes less muscle stress. Just sit there or lie on the floor I think you will find more stress when your hand comes up thumb up.
