Efficient shorter stroke or big swing for power
Strokes
bahtiar efendi Asked 11 years ago
Hey Alois & Jeff.
I’m a beginner..do u think its better to make our stroke shorter for efficiency and better recovery or longer for more power?
thanks in advance
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Bahtiar,
I think to start with make sure you are doing the stroke fully. You don’t have to do it fast but get the full movement from start to finish that we focus on in our lessons. As you advance you can start to shorten the swing and make it more efficient.
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Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 11 years ago
Hey, how that wer? in power? went outside the box?
Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 11 years ago
Why this happened?
It was just some formatting issue Kaustubh.
Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 11 years ago
Oh!