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Freestyle Hand Scull

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Posted Apr 23, 2004 07:04AM

Comment on the Drill of the Week located here:
http://www.goswim.tv/articles/dotw/freescull.html
Posted Apr 23, 2004 08:32AM

glenn,
nice vidoe clip of sculling at the front end of freestyle swimming. a few positive observations are:
- notice that the palm is always oriented at least slightly toward to bottom of the pool and away from the direction the swimmer wants to move. this allows the swimemr to "hold" positive pressure on the water with the palm.
- notice that the hand is relaxed. this is important because some swimmers have excess tension in the wrist / forearm which is counterproductive. i describe the amouht of tension in the wrist as that amount that allows the hand / wrist to maintain a proper pitch in the water. if the wrist is so relaxed that it gets pushed out of the way by the water then a little more tension of firmenss is needed. that is all that is needed however.
- notice that the hand, although basically flat in order to haev the largest contact area exposed to the water, is slightly - i repeat slight curved. a friend once described this as the form that the hand takes when you press an open palm against the front of your upper leg. it is almost flat but has a slight curve to the form. again, this allows hold and feel of the water.
just a few thoughts.
have a great day.
coach kopie - allan kopel
Posted Apr 23, 2004 08:50AM

Thanks Allan,

Yep... again... it's that strange swimming thing... your hand has to be RIGID yet SUPPLE.

You want it firm enough to grab, yet not so stiff that it cuts. The wrist also has to be flexible enough to work with the water, rather than scoop, or again, cut.

Drills like this should be seen as you've seen it, as a way to awaken the feelings in the hand. Others may look at it and say that Dave is learning to leverage with his hand... again, to that I say... open the mind a bit... this guy KNOWS balance.

Thanks for the post and continuing to give more insight on the drills. If we tried to put all the nuances of each drill into the article... heck, they'd be too long for anyone to read... besides, there's no way we'd cover them all.

That's what the discussion board is for!

Thanks again,
G
Posted Jun 07, 2011 04:21AM

Is there an updated link for this drill?


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