I often see some swimmers doing this kind of sign: curling back middle and ring fingers and extend pinkie, index and thumb. For example, Ryan Lochte's right hand in the left background picture on http://twitter.com/ryanlochte. What does it mean actually? Thanks!
Sign of the horns. en.wikipedia.org/.../Sign_of_the_horns
Really came from heavy metal made famous by Ronnie James Dio.
Yes, it's when you've REALLY ROCKED on something!!! As in "I RAWK!!!"
Devil Horns, thank you to Ronnie James Dio.
Originally meant as a way to ward off the devil. Appropriated in the 80s to mean the opposite.
Now, as others have said, mostly for "Rockin", particularly if the turned down fingers point to you.
Devil Horns, thank you to Ronnie James Dio.
Originally meant as a way to ward off the devil. Appropriated in the 80s to mean the opposite.
Now, as others have said, mostly for "Rockin", particularly if the turned down fingers point to you.
Strange way to say it, but what he is getting at is that you want to keep your elbows more or less in your frontal plane. The plane defined by your shoulder joints and hip joints. Assuming that they rotate together as you swim freestyle.
From an injury prevention perspective, the big point here is that if you keep your elbow from going behind your shoulders you are less likely to face problems at the shoulder joint.
This isn't that revolutionary, or if it is, me and several other coaches started the revolution a few years ago.
It is totally compatible with what most people are doing now. The key part is to realize that the frontal plane actually moves as you rotate. Also, think about what the humerus is doing, is it shooting out pretty much straight to the side from your shoulder joint, more or less that is.
So it totally works with fingertip drag and high elbow recovery and here's why. If you rotate over onto your side (exagerrate for discussion) then when you do a high elbow recovery, think about where the humerus and elbow are. Your elbow is actually in front of your shoulders, in front of your frontal plane. A nice relaxed place to be.
On the other hand, if you have a high elbow recovery *without* much rotation, then your elbow would be behind your shoulders.
Same thing for fly, keep your recovery in front of your shoulders to the extent possible to keep yoru shoulders healthy.
