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?
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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.Why wouldn't you want to do that? Each stroke you should reach as far as you can, and stream line with one hand as it enters the water.
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.Why wouldn't you want to do that? Each stroke you should reach as far as you can, and stream line with one hand as it enters the water.
