One of my teammates gets private lessons from another coach, and he said they have been working on a "deep catch" for his freestyle. At a recent meet, I heard another guy talking about the same thing. What exactly does this mean? I want to know if I already do it or if it is something to work on. Thanks!
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I thought "deep catch" meant that you do not start applying force after entry until your hand is several inches farther below the water surface (and positioned with the fingers pointing at the pool bottom, elbow higher than hand). I found it easy on the shoulders as you are not pressing down on the water immediately on entry, also no dropped elbow.
I thought "deep catch" meant that you do not start applying force after entry until your hand is several inches farther below the water surface (and positioned with the fingers pointing at the pool bottom, elbow higher than hand). I found it easy on the shoulders as you are not pressing down on the water immediately on entry, also no dropped elbow.
