I am assuming S is still the dominant pull pattern, but if you are using I, are you using it 100% of the time and for all distances?
I am not collecting this information for any purpose, just curious how the I pattern adoption is going along and what people think of it.
S Pattern: Entering close to the median line of the body, then sculling out before beginning the catch. At the catch the hand begins an inward sweep before turning outward somewhere mid torso with the hand underneath the body. The stroke finishes and exits the water on the final outward sweep. See picture.
I Pattern: The hand enters wide of the mid line of the body with no scull before the catch. From the catch to the finish is approximately a straight line.
The difference between S and I is S has phases in different directions while I tries to maintain a single direction the entire time.
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I just wanted to say how interresting this discussion was. I'm getting back into swimming after being a D1 collegiate swimmer YEARS ago. I ended up quitting swimming because of an extremely efficient freestyle pull. Found out I was actually partially dislocating my left shoulder during the pull. So I'm interrested to see if my pull goes more toward the I stroke now after surgery.
I don't think I'll ever change to the I stroke fully, the S stroke works so well, but things work differently now with how I've always done things.
The small amount of research I've done, I have come to the pre-conclusion that the I pull is best for those whith little to no sulling in their pulls. Many of the drills I did for years focused specifically on diffent sculling, and it would take a very long time for me to get rid of the S pull. Like I said, I haven't done enough research on the different techniques though.
I just wanted to say how interresting this discussion was. I'm getting back into swimming after being a D1 collegiate swimmer YEARS ago. I ended up quitting swimming because of an extremely efficient freestyle pull. Found out I was actually partially dislocating my left shoulder during the pull. So I'm interrested to see if my pull goes more toward the I stroke now after surgery.
I don't think I'll ever change to the I stroke fully, the S stroke works so well, but things work differently now with how I've always done things.
The small amount of research I've done, I have come to the pre-conclusion that the I pull is best for those whith little to no sulling in their pulls. Many of the drills I did for years focused specifically on diffent sculling, and it would take a very long time for me to get rid of the S pull. Like I said, I haven't done enough research on the different techniques though.
