I've switched strokes to use the lats more and it take a while to get used too but it's not hard to get...you'll feel a power surge I think too.
Of all the muscles that get sore from swimming, my lats never do. How do you make more use of your lats without a major elbow drop?
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The subtleties of the freestyle stroke never cease to amaze me. Small differences in timing, pitch, etc. have profound effects on which muscles I'm feeling. Another weird thing I've noticed...although I really make an effort to have an EVF amd feel the resistance with my forearm, I've noticed that when I make sure to keep my thumb separated from the other fingers on the catch and pull my propulsion is much better. Can anyone explain that? Does that mean I'm using too much hand and not enough forearm?
The subtleties of the freestyle stroke never cease to amaze me. Small differences in timing, pitch, etc. have profound effects on which muscles I'm feeling. Another weird thing I've noticed...although I really make an effort to have an EVF amd feel the resistance with my forearm, I've noticed that when I make sure to keep my thumb separated from the other fingers on the catch and pull my propulsion is much better. Can anyone explain that? Does that mean I'm using too much hand and not enough forearm?
