To complete working on the entire arm cycle, Bruno now focuses on initiating the recovery.

To set this up, Bruno likes to use fins and a snorkel so he can remove the distractions and focus his energy on the recovering arm.

To initiate this action, he starts with one hand out front and the other down by his side.  He sculls the lead arm a few times to set up his balance and connection, then sneaks the recovery hand up to about halfway along his side.

Then he accelerates the recovery hand out of the water and throws it into the recovery.  At the same time the recovery starts, the lead hand presses down into the catch.  This dual action lunges Bruno forward to his other side.

After throwing the hand forward, he ends in extension on the other side and starts to initiate some sculling with that hand.  He takes a half finish pull with the recovery hand to get the feeling of the timing.  He then repeats the entire action with the other hand.

This specific drill allows Bruno to focus on and understand the connection between the hand that’s exiting the water, as well as how it impacts how the next catch is made.

As in the other drills, the kick intensity picks up during the recovery action.

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Trailing Hand Throw