Maglischo in Swimming Fastest (p.108) describes two styles of
catch. One in which the elbow is close to the surface and arm outside shoulder. In the second, the elbow is deeper and the arm only slightly outside the shoulder. (A third straight arm style he does not recommend.)
He argues (amongst other things) that the first allows an earlier catch but may place more strain on the shoulder, so it is not clear which is preferable.
Would either count as an Early Vertical Forearm or only the first? Any views on the shoulder strain argument?
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Do you, by any chance, have a very attractive blue girlfriend who lives with your underneath the ocean's surface? If so, don't you get most of your propulsion in the water via those small wings flanking your Achilles tendons?
My secret's out..... but my swim coach says it's no excuse for not having a good catch.
Do you, by any chance, have a very attractive blue girlfriend who lives with your underneath the ocean's surface? If so, don't you get most of your propulsion in the water via those small wings flanking your Achilles tendons?
My secret's out..... but my swim coach says it's no excuse for not having a good catch.
