More Breaststroke help: the pullout

So I am fine tuning my stroke for my first meet. I am noticing that my hands during the underwater recovery really drag, and I can't figure out a hand position that will stop it. I take a big pull (how I was taught), way deeper on my chest than my regular pull, so the hands have a long way to go along my body. Am I still supposed to do this? Any general comments regarding starts and turns welcome, too. Luckily, my meet is LCM, so I only have to worry about it on the start next week. Thanks for any help. BTW, swam a 36 (50Y) from the wall at the end of practice today, which is great for me, so thanks again to everyone who has helped me out. :chug:
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  • Keep your elbows locked against your sides as long as possible.When your hands get up to about your face accelerate and shoot them forward as you kick. I'm apparently doing this all wrong ... You start kicking before you've surfaced? Do you get any air that way? In my evilstroke sequence, I shoot my arms forward into a streamline position and then pull and kick.
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  • Keep your elbows locked against your sides as long as possible.When your hands get up to about your face accelerate and shoot them forward as you kick. I'm apparently doing this all wrong ... You start kicking before you've surfaced? Do you get any air that way? In my evilstroke sequence, I shoot my arms forward into a streamline position and then pull and kick.
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