{"id":326064,"date":"2018-08-18T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T20:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=326064"},"modified":"2018-08-18T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T20:02:25","slug":"finis-tip-of-the-week-backstroke-hand-entry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-tip-of-the-week-backstroke-hand-entry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FINIS Tip Of The Week: Backstroke Hand Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the \u201cFINIS Tip of the Week.\u201d Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we\u2019ll explore with drills and concepts for you to implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), each tip is meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s tip gives you some suggestions related to your hand entry in backstroke. How your hands enter the water in backstroke is critically important for setting up a solid catch and helping you keep a consistent tempo come race time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever you do, you always want your hand to enter the water with the <\/span><b><i>pinky first<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Entering with the pinky first makes it much easier for you to immediately turn your hand to the side and set up a strong catch underwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also want to make sure that your hands are entering <\/span><b><i>slightly wider than<\/i><\/b> <b><i>shoulder-width<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you think of your arms as hands on a clock, you will be entering at what would be 10:00 and 2:00 o\u2019clock for each arm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, you want to make sure your hand is <\/span><b><i>accelerating when it enters the water<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will help you get a stronger hold on the water right away to set up a strong underwater pull.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_321980\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321980\" data-attachment-id=\"321980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kathleen-baker-368-day-journey-to-a-world-record\/kathleen-baker-42\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kathleen-baker-2018-us-nationals-5398.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;kathleen-baker-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1532789015&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. 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Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kathleen-baker-2018-us-nationals-5398-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kathleen-baker-2018-us-nationals-5398-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-321980\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kathleen-baker-2018-us-nationals-5398-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"kathleen-baker-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-321980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at your hand entry can also reveal some inefficiencies in other areas of your stroke. If you have trouble getting your pinky to enter into the water first or your arms are entering too narrow, chances are your rotation late and you need to find a stronger connection between your shoulder and hip rotation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your body should be relatively flat when your arm enters the water, putting your body in a position to finish your rotation to the pulling arm side as you complete your underwater pull.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are working with age group swimmers, masters, or senior level swimmers, remembering these keys to the hand entry are important to set up your best backstroke. Happy swimming!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All swimming and dryland training and instruction should be performed under the supervision of a qualified coach or instructor, and in circumstances that ensure the safety of participants.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cFINIS Tip of the Week.\u201d Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we\u2019ll explore with drills and concepts for you to implement with your 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