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?
Does the following quote define “hip-driven” or is it something else?
“Lean into the water with your upper trunk (to balance) so your suit is just breaking the surface; rotate your hips around your spinal axis (to propel), getting them completely out of the way as each hand passes through; and think of your arms more as extenders for increasing the length of your body line--which automatically makes you faster--than as pulling tools.” Terry Laughlin
If I were to think about this and everything else while swimming I would sink.
The cat idea say's it all - the hips (center of gravity) lead and everything elso falls suit
Another question I have, when it comes to the freestyle is the recovery. How high out of the water should people recovery their arms?
+1 for this question, I see big differences between videos of top swimmers, one guy looks like a windmill (Kilm I think)
Does the following quote define “hip-driven” or is it something else?
“Lean into the water with your upper trunk (to balance) so your suit is just breaking the surface; rotate your hips around your spinal axis (to propel), getting them completely out of the way as each hand passes through; and think of your arms more as extenders for increasing the length of your body line--which automatically makes you faster--than as pulling tools.” Terry Laughlin
If I were to think about this and everything else while swimming I would sink.
The cat idea say's it all - the hips (center of gravity) lead and everything elso falls suit
Another question I have, when it comes to the freestyle is the recovery. How high out of the water should people recovery their arms?
+1 for this question, I see big differences between videos of top swimmers, one guy looks like a windmill (Kilm I think)
