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:
what do you other breaststrokers think?
fly kick right after the arms split from streamline (i.e. before the down stroke) or after the downstroke as the arms come to the side?
i have always done the latter, but i see some of the fastest breaststrokers in the world do the former. which do some you guys prefer?
I'm not a breastroker; more of a flyer. As such, I always pre-kick, i.e., take a strong dolphin kick before the pulldown. From what I've gleaned, if you have a good dolphin kick and streamline, that is faster. If you don't, it's likely better to incorporate the kick in the down stroke. Also, there is a slight risk of a DQ with the pre-kick. When you pull down really hard, there is undulation that can potentially be perceived as a dolphin kick even though it is not. But I gotta take this risk.
I tend to do the same thing with my head, Kirk. I think it relates to the primal desire to breathe. But it does create big time drag.
what do you other breaststrokers think?
fly kick right after the arms split from streamline (i.e. before the down stroke) or after the downstroke as the arms come to the side?
i have always done the latter, but i see some of the fastest breaststrokers in the world do the former. which do some you guys prefer?
I'm not a breastroker; more of a flyer. As such, I always pre-kick, i.e., take a strong dolphin kick before the pulldown. From what I've gleaned, if you have a good dolphin kick and streamline, that is faster. If you don't, it's likely better to incorporate the kick in the down stroke. Also, there is a slight risk of a DQ with the pre-kick. When you pull down really hard, there is undulation that can potentially be perceived as a dolphin kick even though it is not. But I gotta take this risk.
I tend to do the same thing with my head, Kirk. I think it relates to the primal desire to breathe. But it does create big time drag.
