With a swimmer that is using a rather straight arm pull, at least to the point where the hand is under the shoulder/the arm is vertical, what sorts of drills or focus points will help them move to/practice more of a high elbow/bent elbow style beyond just explaining/showing them the high elbow pull?
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I prefer bent elbow recovery for a few reasons:
more natural motion and less stress on the shoulders
quicker because of the area covered in the amount of time
better torso rotation with bent elbow because it causes you to angle your body much more in order to get your elbow higher. you can have a straight arm recovery directly to the side.
it looks better
I prefer bent elbow recovery for a few reasons:
more natural motion and less stress on the shoulders
quicker because of the area covered in the amount of time
better torso rotation with bent elbow because it causes you to angle your body much more in order to get your elbow higher. you can have a straight arm recovery directly to the side.
it looks better
