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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As we can see the stroke is finished with the palm facing the bottom. He has great technique. It is hard to tell but the hand does exit palm down. it could be neutral thumb and pinkie out at same time. But the natural thing for the hand, the thumb would be lower then the rest of the fingers including the pinkie.
Maybe his middle finger exits first.
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As we can see the stroke is finished with the palm facing the bottom. He has great technique. It is hard to tell but the hand does exit palm down. it could be neutral thumb and pinkie out at same time. But the natural thing for the hand, the thumb would be lower then the rest of the fingers including the pinkie.
Maybe his middle finger exits first.
