Mine is a strictly 70s-era breaststroke, pretty flat, shoulders mostly stay in the water. My coach says I should be getting up (much) higher, though my initial thought was that energy devoted to going UP rather than FORWARD seems wasted.
But Maglischo is pretty convincing that the wave-style breaststroke is better and it certainly seems like the best breaststrokers nowadays all use this stroke.
So what drills or other means are out there to help modernize this old dog's breaststroke? Has anyone else out here made a successful transition and care to share what helped?
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I did this too Chris although you have years more swimming than I, I had to unlearn old BR and learn new BR.
As per Allen. BR pull Fly kick is great. BR pull with pull buoy helps focus on faster recovery rather than old pulling style arms.
My fav drill: Arms out like superman and throwing the hips forward 2 or 3 times (looks and feels weird), then add the kick at the end of the motion for 2 or 3 kicks.
Those are my tips.
I did this too Chris although you have years more swimming than I, I had to unlearn old BR and learn new BR.
As per Allen. BR pull Fly kick is great. BR pull with pull buoy helps focus on faster recovery rather than old pulling style arms.
My fav drill: Arms out like superman and throwing the hips forward 2 or 3 times (looks and feels weird), then add the kick at the end of the motion for 2 or 3 kicks.
Those are my tips.
