This week's pic is of the butterfly entry.
When thinking about how wide or narrow to place your hands in comparison to your shoulders, what is your opinion and how do you think our swimmer is doing?
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In my opinion, not very narrow and not very wide, but aligned with shoulders line. It seems to be correct, but the internal splashes could reveal a too wide entry, or more exactly it shows the lack of internal rotation of arms, that could create the internal elbows drag and water splashes |
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It depends on your stroke style and the event distance, I think. The swimmer above looks like he's doing a slightly faster turnover style. His entry is right at the shoulders, and his hands are starting the catch with fingertips pointing down, rather than going into an outsweep like a swimmer with a wide entry style. |
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yooo, this is some great flexibility. Is this the same swimmer from the backstroke exit pic? |
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He is pulling at the entry, not outsweep. |
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No sprinter... different kid. :) |
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Say, when did you film me swimming butterfly? Just kidding... Looks like what I like to see from my high school 100 Flyers, face plant fly, light hands, shoulder width near full extension. That's got to be about as long as this swimmer can stretch. It kind of depends on what comes next. Can't really tell what the elbows are doing. If he's over extended with locked-out elbows, he may not be in the best position to engage for the catch and pull. If the elbows are turned the right way, then this guy is in for a fast swim. |
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I have a camera in your pool Grant! ;) What I can tell you is... he's very fast. He's had his picture on here before, so check this pic: |
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