I have seen both. Some club teams around here have kids swimming with something between a bent and a straight arm recovery. Others focus on a high elbow.
Personally, I am not a big fan of high elbow. I think it leads to a lot of stress on the shoulders. I prefer somewhere in between, like what Marsh was talking about.
I think kids see some of the sprinters doing straight arm and want to copy it without reallying know why or the proper way to do it. Parents may push it on the kids or the kids see fast times and copy the way the swimmer swims.
I don't think there is a right and wrong way. Straight arm, high elbow, somewhere in between isn't right or wrong...it is an individual preference.
I have seen both. Some club teams around here have kids swimming with something between a bent and a straight arm recovery. Others focus on a high elbow.
Personally, I am not a big fan of high elbow. I think it leads to a lot of stress on the shoulders. I prefer somewhere in between, like what Marsh was talking about.
I think kids see some of the sprinters doing straight arm and want to copy it without reallying know why or the proper way to do it. Parents may push it on the kids or the kids see fast times and copy the way the swimmer swims.
I don't think there is a right and wrong way. Straight arm, high elbow, somewhere in between isn't right or wrong...it is an individual preference.
