2007-01-24 19:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
It's where you have your feet pointed in the direction you want to go and you have your arms either at your side or above your head. You do small left and right motions with your hands by twisting your wrists to propel yourself forward without kicking (obviously). Can be done on either the back or the stomach.
2007-01-24 20:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kim C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kim C is correct. I am a swim coach.
Yes, sculling is a "rowing" term also, but rowers who are "sculling feet first" are going backwards and probably having more problems than they bargained for!
2007-01-25 11:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by sweetsouth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not swimming, rowing. It means your power stroke starts with your feet, not your back. Muscle groups from calf, thigh, butt and back are recruited in sequence, in one continuous motion. The most common mistake of inexperienced rowers is to rely solely on back muscles; not only do you lose some of the length and half the potential power of your stroke, you dramatically increase the chance of a severe back injury.
2007-01-25 04:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
- floating on your back
- feet faces the direction you want to go (feet first vs head first)
- and your hands do a back and forth motion to move.
fyi: no kicking involved, you are propelled entirely by your hands.
2007-01-26 21:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by iD2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's where you jump on your mate's head.
2007-01-25 04:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by madonnas_minge 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋