As quoted in the AP article:
"You'll all have to see. I'm not saying anything until we unveil it," Phelps said with a grin when asked how he's tweaked the stroke. "It's a significant change. You'll be able to tell exactly what I did as soon as I take my first stroke."
He's on tap to swim the 100- and 200-meter free and the 100 butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim in NC. Should be interesting to see.
When talking about the "S" shape, you have to define the reference frame.
1) Coach watching on deck (or underwater camera)
2) Arm relative to the body, which is rotating
3) What the swimmer thinks they are doing (but probably not)
Swimmers who thought they were pulling straight back, for the most part, turned out to be "S" pulling.
Don't worry about about the specific motion/arm angles, as much as sensitizing yourself to when you are (or are not) "catching" the water. Then play around with your stroke to see how it feels.
When talking about the "S" shape, you have to define the reference frame.
1) Coach watching on deck (or underwater camera)
2) Arm relative to the body, which is rotating
3) What the swimmer thinks they are doing (but probably not)
Swimmers who thought they were pulling straight back, for the most part, turned out to be "S" pulling.
Don't worry about about the specific motion/arm angles, as much as sensitizing yourself to when you are (or are not) "catching" the water. Then play around with your stroke to see how it feels.
