I asked this question under workouts and got no response. hopefully better luck here.
When counting strokes where do you count from? Are you counting 1 arm? or is each arm rotation counted? If I count each arm rotation it takes my 16 strokes to cover 25 yds. What should a typical stroke count be?
I think you need to be sort of careful because you can get carried away with trying to reduce stroke count. You only want to reduce stroke count in a manner that keeps your stroke efficient. This means keeping your arm connected to the core and not just reaching out as far as you can. I can take very few strokes per length if I keep my arm fully extended and pause between strokes while only kicking, but this isn't a fast way to swim.
I think you need to be sort of careful because you can get carried away with trying to reduce stroke count. You only want to reduce stroke count in a manner that keeps your stroke efficient. This means keeping your arm connected to the core and not just reaching out as far as you can. I can take very few strokes per length if I keep my arm fully extended and pause between strokes while only kicking, but this isn't a fast way to swim.
