Purpose
Traditionally it was thought isolating one arm pull would help swimmers focus on it
Weaknesses
It teaches swimmers to catch the water while completely flat, not rotated as in the fu ...
Purpose
Traditionally it was thought isolating one arm pull would help swimmers focus on it
Weaknesses
It teaches swimmers to catch the water while completely flat, not rotated as in the full stroke, so the arm pull is being practiced incorrectly and rotation while initiating the catch is reduced
Using a kick board out in front exacerbates this problem and puts strain on the shoulder of the lead arm
Holding one arm out in front encourages the development of the arm crossing over the centre line for balance as the body rotates and catch up arm timing resulting in dead spots in the stroke