Calling all breaststroke gurus ... Can anyone explain what "hinging" is in breaststroke? I've heard the reference, but don't really know what it is or how to do it.
Also, do any you use paddles in BR for fast scull drills or anything else?
Thanks.
Jeff is right. A mistake many (most?) non-breastrokers make is that they keep their hips high in the water when kicking, which leads to:
(a) knees forward, creating resistance (like putting on the brakes), and/or
(b) feet out of the water when kicking (loses power)
Focus on driving your hips down while bringing your feet up to your butt, and keep your kees fairly close together.
Does this help?
I didn't go to the above links, but I've not heard much about hinging.
But thinking about the stroke, it might have somthing to do with the way you set up your hips during the highest portion of your stroke (i.e. when you're breathing) to get ready for a strong kick.
I'm thinking the smaller the hinge the better. When you bring your feet up for the kick, don't bring the knees forward and expose your thighs to resistance. Thrust your hips down and forward to give your legs better access to a strong kick.
Boy, breaststroke is so hard to describe in words. Best to find an underwater video of Kitajima or Hansen and you'll see what I mean. I think Leisel Jones does it well, too, at least for her stroke type.
Hinging a wonderfull well thought out word that someone has thrown in to make everyone believe it is a new adaptation to swimming.
I don't care who invented it or where the word derives from. I'm only interested in figuring out how to do it. Just trying to start a thread not replete with postings about alleged head burying and aliases.
:duel:
i googled it and got some unexpected results... but this may be what you are looking for (use the "find" function on ). all these bits seem to reference the same text...
Breaststroke Breakthrough
By Terry Laughlin Photos by David Madison
Breaststroke (at Wikipedia)
"How to swim the breaststroke with a good technique"
at SwimCity
Hinging a wonderfull well thought out word that someone has thrown in to make everyone believe it is a new adaptation to swimming. Similar to the word used to say neutral head position which is the way good crawl swimmers always do or did.
Good hinging keeps the door on my garden fence opening and closing easily.
"Boy, breaststroke is so hard to describe in words. Best to find an underwater video of Kitajima or Hansen and you'll see what I mean. I think Leisel Jones does it well, too, at least for her stroke type."
Maybe Amanda Beard, au naturelle?
I tried this "hinging" thing out today. Should have been doing this awhile ago, I think. I've been swimming BR with my arms and legs and not my core. :doh: I was using my arms to pull up to breath without pushing my hips down. Breaststroke is so technically difficult. I am definitely not one of those "born" breaststrokers. I could definitely use a breaststroke clinic.
Come to Mt. Hood in August 2008 and you're on...;)
That's what Allen keeps saying, but I'm only going to Austin next year. Plus, I really try to confine my BR ugliness to local zones meets and limit viewer nausea.
isn't hinging the process of adding hinges to a door?
or
Your success tonight is hinging on the mood of your spouse
I am so in the dark when it comes to breastroke
I'd copy someone who is really good at it.
It's all about strength and technique
