Geek...have a lot of master's on your team switched? What distances do they swim? Or is it more the club team? What is the ratio of male:female that have made the switch?
On our USMS team we have been working a lot on the catch and catch-up drills, so not necessarily a straight arm focus. I do think catch up forces more straight arm. We've also been turned away from finger tip drag/zipper drills, which tend to emphasize high bent arm.
I was referring more to the age groupers. I've definitely noticed more straight arm free swimming in the past six months. This shouldn't be construed as a blanket statement, just my general observation at our club, which is big however.
What are you seeing these days on this topic?
Geek...have a lot of master's on your team switched? What distances do they swim? Or is it more the club team? What is the ratio of male:female that have made the switch?
On our USMS team we have been working a lot on the catch and catch-up drills, so not necessarily a straight arm focus. I do think catch up forces more straight arm. We've also been turned away from finger tip drag/zipper drills, which tend to emphasize high bent arm.
I was referring more to the age groupers. I've definitely noticed more straight arm free swimming in the past six months. This shouldn't be construed as a blanket statement, just my general observation at our club, which is big however.
What are you seeing these days on this topic?
