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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What make us swim better is the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
It is not what the legs, the hips, the shoulder, the arms, or the hands do by them selves. It is when they are assembled and work together. A big kick will not do it. A perfect arm stroke will not do it. Everything you do must be combined (a synergy). I couldn't agree more.
In French we refer to this as Addition. The full stroke should be greater than the sum of all parts, hence the need for a bunch of integration drills.
But I guess that should be the subject of a new discussion ;-)
Anyway, cheers for bringing this key aspect, it is not often brought on the table in discussion forums I find.
What make us swim better is the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
It is not what the legs, the hips, the shoulder, the arms, or the hands do by them selves. It is when they are assembled and work together. A big kick will not do it. A perfect arm stroke will not do it. Everything you do must be combined (a synergy). I couldn't agree more.
In French we refer to this as Addition. The full stroke should be greater than the sum of all parts, hence the need for a bunch of integration drills.
But I guess that should be the subject of a new discussion ;-)
Anyway, cheers for bringing this key aspect, it is not often brought on the table in discussion forums I find.
