I believe the arm recovery may be the most important part of the swim stroke in front crawl. It is to me similar to a 12 volt power inverter converting power to 110 volts. The action above the water is what produces the power of the stroke underwater.
In 1958 I started writing a book titled Power Swimming from the Start I did not complete this book and it is still unfinished and probably will never be finished. It was one of the concepts I had written about.
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My view about this topic is very different from yours George.
For me, arm recovery isn't that important - at least compared to the other phases of the pulling action.
What I mean by not that important is that I don't think that arm recovery has the greatest importance in term of impact on forward propulsion.
Again, as far as I am concern, shoulder/elbow safety is my #1 priority when I analyze arm recovery.
Finally, over the years I have noticed that a lot of swim coaches tend to pay too much attention to what occurs outside the water (recovery, splashes when kicking, breathing action) and not enough attention to what occurs under the water. Reason for this is that it's much easier to spot things that occur outside the water (that's very unfortunate I find).
But George, since it's your thread, I'd like to read your thoughts about what you consider to be a good vs a bad arm recovery. What do you think about straight arm recovery?
My view about this topic is very different from yours George.
For me, arm recovery isn't that important - at least compared to the other phases of the pulling action.
What I mean by not that important is that I don't think that arm recovery has the greatest importance in term of impact on forward propulsion.
Again, as far as I am concern, shoulder/elbow safety is my #1 priority when I analyze arm recovery.
Finally, over the years I have noticed that a lot of swim coaches tend to pay too much attention to what occurs outside the water (recovery, splashes when kicking, breathing action) and not enough attention to what occurs under the water. Reason for this is that it's much easier to spot things that occur outside the water (that's very unfortunate I find).
But George, since it's your thread, I'd like to read your thoughts about what you consider to be a good vs a bad arm recovery. What do you think about straight arm recovery?
