A quick shot of one of our great Navy swimming friends from the Santa Clara Grand Prix swim meet.
Find some clear water, and work on your stroke for warm-up. You can't just go to the pool when everyone else does... sometimes the best time to warm-up is when everyone else is back at the hotel.
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I'm surprised at this shot...but maybe it is the angle of the shot. There looks to me like there is a break in the wrist and the fingers are pointing straight down to the bottom of the pool, not in line with the rest of the forearm. Not that it has to be perfectly straight in line, but I thought that much of a bend in the wrist was a big no-no. Of course, it may be me misunderstanding something or misinterpreting the picture. |
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I suspect he might have been taking the last stroke before his tumble? Perfect head alignment and great rotation. |
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Great call GW. Also... think of it like this. At any time in the stroke, if you're able to tilt, twist, adjust the hand so that it's aligned perfectly with the back wall, rather than keeping it perfectly in line with your forearm... should you? While the majority of teaching, instruction, tells you to create a long, straight level from your hand forearm through your fingertips, at many points, you're simply going to be pushing in the wrong direction. The question is... is that teaching coming from the knowledge of what people are capable of, or what is correct? If you're capable of always pushing the water directly back... would it be better to put a bend in the wrist and then allow the forearm to catch up with the wrist? My mind says there are all these joints... which serve as opportunities to catch the water sooner... if we can train the joints to work in the proper way. While this swimmer IS preparing for a turn, she connects with the water a bit differently than if she was doing just another stroke... it sure gets you thinking about what's humanly possible... and then what's humanly mentally possible. I actually loved this shot, and it was one of those taken on the phone... and then you sit back and say... wow... cool! |
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Good comments. Thanks. |
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