I was taught to "cup" your hands for the freestyle stroke. Someone in the pool mentioned the current school of thought is a relaxed hand. What about *** stroke?
Thanks,
Georgio :bliss:
You want to maximize the surface area of your hands(and forearm)so you do NOT want to cup your hands.Hold them relaxed,fingers slightly apart.Same on breaststroke except you want the fingers together on the recovery and it is easier for me to keep them together for the full stroke,but definitely not cupped.I thought the cupped hand idea went out in about 1960,but I just heard a swim instructor recommending it.
You want to maximize the surface area of your hands(and forearm)so you do NOT want to cup your hands.Hold them relaxed,fingers slightly apart.Same on breaststroke except you want the fingers together on the recovery and it is easier for me to keep them together for the full stroke,but definitely not cupped.I thought the cupped hand idea went out in about 1960,but I just heard a swim instructor recommending it.
