The swim smooth guys have a new site at www.swimtypes.com that attempts to classify swimmers into six types. I found it interesting to try, and to see how the classification changed when I played around with the input values.
One of the things I found interesting was that they said their data show that people are somewhat polarized between sub 1:25/100m continuous pace for "smooth"/ideal swimmers and plus 1:25/100m "overgliders" and that fitness doesn't seem to be a big factor in dividing people across that time. Most people with good technique will be under 1:25 pace and very few swimmers with overglider technique problems will be able to get under 1:25. They use your 400m time as the input so if your time is under 5:40 you will be classified as smooth, much over that and you'll be classified as an overglider or swinger.
In any case I would be interested in seeing how other people classify and whether you agree with the classification.
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Again, I am just trying to figure this out for myself, because I've been working hard to get my own hands straight, but if I don't need to do that, I won't! So you've been working hard. Did you notice any improvement of any sort (distance per stroke, improved speed, less pain etc)?
Well, I can't interfere with this process you're currently committed to. Would be highly counter productive. In this particular case, sculling efficiency (sculling drills) should govern what you do with your hands/arms during the catch phase. Impact in changing this or that should mainly translate into a change in distance per stroke.
Unless you represent an extreme case of hand/arm misalignment, I see it as something fairly minor.
Again, I am just trying to figure this out for myself, because I've been working hard to get my own hands straight, but if I don't need to do that, I won't! So you've been working hard. Did you notice any improvement of any sort (distance per stroke, improved speed, less pain etc)?
Well, I can't interfere with this process you're currently committed to. Would be highly counter productive. In this particular case, sculling efficiency (sculling drills) should govern what you do with your hands/arms during the catch phase. Impact in changing this or that should mainly translate into a change in distance per stroke.
Unless you represent an extreme case of hand/arm misalignment, I see it as something fairly minor.
