tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post2567719878678039695..comments2024-02-26T16:08:21.030+11:00Comments on Swimming Teaching: How to Swim Backstroke Straight: Keep Your Head StillRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529982489044576584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post-70288241916935337692022-02-19T15:27:54.330+11:002022-02-19T15:27:54.330+11:00The bending of the elbow is usually because there ...The bending of the elbow is usually because there is not enough rotation in your daughter’s body when she reaches behind her head.<br /><br />I find that if a student is not up to the stage where they can increase their rotation it is better for them to do the stroke further away from their heads rather that them leaning in bent elbows and then having to fix it later on.<br /><br />I can’t remember if I have a post on better rotation to fix bent elbows. Do a search and find out. I’ll do one to and if I find nothing I’ll do one in a week or so.<br /><br />Glad to have helpedRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529982489044576584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post-75278372775970889222022-02-19T15:01:14.749+11:002022-02-19T15:01:14.749+11:00Beautiful and accurate analysis, thanks Richard, h...Beautiful and accurate analysis, thanks Richard, helps with my daughters zig zagging correction.<br />Another flaw is that when the teacher tells them to turn the hand for pinky first entry, her arm bends at the elbow even before entering as shown in your diagram.Niraj.C in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249635254917408518noreply@blogger.com