Many people in breaststroke pay more attention to the propulsive force generated by leg kicks, thereby ignoring arm movements.

Many friends would ask me, 'Coach, why can't I swim fast in breaststroke? Why does the rhythm become chaotic and the body is not coordinated when I swim faster?'

Breaststroke is different from other strokes, and I often say that breaststroke is very.

Although breaststroke was widely used as a beginner stroke in domestic initiations, it is actually the most technically difficult stroke, without exception.

And the breaststroke hand,On the one hand, provides propulsive force, on the other hand, assists breaststroke breathing, and most importantly, it plays a crucial role in the overall rhythm of the breaststroke coordination.

Today, we mainly introduce the 4 common errors in breaststroke hand movements, hoping everyone can self-check, and if you have similar movements, correct them in time, so that breaststroke level can go up a level!

01 Hand too far back

Breaststroke hand movement errors

Doesn't it look familiar to see the breaststroke movements in the pool? Most of the healthy breaststroke swimmers are like this.

People who have a certain understanding of breaststroke technique will easily find the errors in this breaststroke hand movement: this breaststroke hand movement starts to pull up when it reaches the position of the abdomen, it is too far back!

If your hand movement is too far back, it will be difficult for you to smoothly perform the correct forward extension.

Breathing should be finished before the hand hasn't moved out, don't lower your head and then extend your hand, which increases the resistance and also makes the rhythm chaotic.

Generally, the breaststroke hand movement should not exceed the position below the chest, at the same time, do not pull the elbow.

Hand movement to the chest is enough

Perhaps many people think that the more you pull back, the greater the propulsive force, which is true, but for breaststroke, overall rhythm and hand-leg coordination are more important than a little more propulsive force!

02 Hand too wide

Breaststroke hand movement errors

Many people think that a wide hand movement equals a long water path and increases the propulsive force, which is not the case.

A wide movement often wastes effort. When you move laterally, you will not bring forward momentum to the body.

As everyone knows, the application of reaction force can only generate forward power when you pull back.Generally,

The width of the breaststroke hand movement should be slightly wider than the shoulders.The hand movement of amateur breaststroke swimmers should be slightly wider than the shoulders.

The recreational breaststroke can increase the hand movement width moderately, but must be moderate, without excessive widening of the space for the back pull and the inside pull.

03 Hands pulled up

Breaststroke hand movement errors

As I have mentioned in the group before, many breaststroke beginners are like pulling hands, and their hands move back and forth like shuffling cards.

Breaststroke also needs high elbow, the palm should be as vertical as possible to increase the resistance area, use the resistance area to move water, in order to form a reverse propulsive force.

The breaststroke hand movement also needs high elbow.

The high elbow stage of the breaststroke hand movement is very short, if it is not utilized, the breaststroke hand movement will have no propulsive force.

04 Breathing pauses or hand movement is too slow

Breaststroke hand movement rhythm errors

This is a common problem.

I often see enthusiasts when swimming breaststroke,

When you lift your head to breathe, your hand is motionless in front of your chest, or moves very slowly. This state is the dead point of breaststroke.During this one second, your body is motionless without any propulsive force, and seriously affects the continuity of the action.

Breaststroke needs to pause when the arm is extended and slides forward,

You can maintain the body's stillness at this time, and when the inertia slides forward, the body is still in forward movement.Static inertia sliding

Conclusion

The four errors mentioned above are the most common we encounter in the breaststroke hand movement. If you have similar problems, you must correct and improve them, otherwise it will drag the overall rhythm and speed of the breaststroke.

It is unavoidable to make mistakes, and it is important to find and solve problems to improve your swimming level!