Hip driven or shoulder driven? The reason I ask is that I'm a shoulder driven sprinter but have a more hip driven stroke in the 200.
I've been trying to find some speed from a hip driven stroke but so far have just not been able to come close (24.3 scy hip driven vs 23.1 shoulder driven). Is one inherently better than the other? If so, why?
Can one utilize both techniques depending on the race? Is it possible to have an effective shoulder driven sprint stroke and an effective hip driven distance stroke?
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Not so, although it can appear that way. Swimming with 'core rotation' as opposed to swimming a bit more flat is the primary difference between the two styles.
Gary Hall Sr. wrote a very good article on "swimming with your body". www.theraceclub.net/.../swimming-with-your-body.html
It sounds like the shoulders should be driving, regardless of whether the stroke is shoulder-driven or hip-driven. However, with the hip-driven stroke the hips are rotating as well. With shoulder-driven, the rotation of the hips is minimized.
Does that sound right?
Not so, although it can appear that way. Swimming with 'core rotation' as opposed to swimming a bit more flat is the primary difference between the two styles.
Gary Hall Sr. wrote a very good article on "swimming with your body". www.theraceclub.net/.../swimming-with-your-body.html
It sounds like the shoulders should be driving, regardless of whether the stroke is shoulder-driven or hip-driven. However, with the hip-driven stroke the hips are rotating as well. With shoulder-driven, the rotation of the hips is minimized.
Does that sound right?
