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The fact is, this simple element in both the catch and the recovery is entirely crucial to the efficiency of all four strokes. For all of you coaches out there, save your breath by using the Forearm Fulcrum paddles: a tool that demands high elbows in the water just as much as you do from the deck. For all you fitness swimmers or Masters athletes, do yourself the favor of receiving instantaneous feedback in the water – the Forearm Fulcrum provides that small, yet valuable adjustment often needed to get your technique back to an ideal state.
Don’t let bad habits persist!
Set a goal to focus on a high elbow catch and a high elbow recovery at least twice this week.
Whether it’s drill sets, IM focus or distance free, take the time to adjust the elements of your technique that often slip away in day-to-day training.
Watch the video above from GoSwim! that demonstrates how the Forearm Fulcrum calls for a high elbow catch and recovery.
I would call that LVF……late vertical forearm 🙂
I see how that device could stabilize your forearm so you can focus on pulling with the forearm but EVF is an upper arm (elbow to shoulder/scapula) driven move…IMO
Looks like his elbows drop a lot doing freestyle. I don’t see the EVF for freestyle here.