Making sure you put the force in your breaststroke in the most productive place, will help you swim faster.

Why do it:
Pushing the hands too hard into the OUTSWEEP of breaststroke puts too much emphasis on a non-productive move, and can limit the effectiveness of the actual pull.

How to do it:
1 - put on some fins so develop a consistent forward movement.  Kick in gently in the extended position.
2 - Use the still water in front of you to push the hands out to the corners.
3 - Turn the fingers out slightly, and allow the water to push the hands out with NO effort at all.
4 - After you have a good feeling of the water pushing the hands out, continue through with a quick catch, back to extension.

How to do it really well (the fine points):
SLOW DOWN!  Do your best to feel the water pushing your hands, and DON'T go into the catch until you really feel the hands sliding out with no effort at all.

Make sure your catch is then quick, and get back to extension to start the process again.

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Breaststroke - Soft Outsweep