Breastroke pull paddles

RE: Breastroke pull paddles

Former Member — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:15:25 GMT

The Finis Fulcrum brace and the techpaddle are two products that are Early Vertical Forearm (EVF) trainers. They promote an EVF positions that are important for all competitive strokes. If you go to youtube and enter EVF + Swimming you'll see some of the equipment. Coach T.

RE: Breastroke pull paddles

Former Member — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:19:59 GMT

John I use regular small paddles and just use the finger loop and pull ***...if the paddles "wiggle" you're not holding the water. My own insight in trying to learn the wave style vs the old style is that my arms do not need to pull as hard. Partly due to the speed of the recovery, and the fact that the arms do not pull back as far as they do in the old way of swimming BR. That's my experience. I do lots of pulls for speed or timing rather than working on a massive pull. In the old style I found the pull was more a power movement than now. I'm not saying you don't need a good pull but my focus is on the speed and getting out into streamline without slipping the water--I'm still struggling :D You need to get the top advice from Jeff, Allen, and Wayne though (listed in random order). Here is a grand link (Wayne's site) with more information than you can shake a frog's leg at ;) http://www.breaststroke.info/

RE: Breastroke pull paddles

Allen Stark — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:58:06 GMT

I only use paddles early in the season for one drill.That drill is like what Rich described except that I don't put any straps on and just use water pressure to keep the paddles on.If there are any dead spots in the stroke the paddles fall off.Otherwise my shoulders are too twitchy to risk much paddle work.As Rich noted hand speed is very important.My favorite hand speed drill is head up breaststroke pull(use dolphin kick if necessary,but it's better without it IMO.) To keep good,smooth forward motion with your head up and no kick requires fast hands.I read this was one of Hansen's favorite drills.