This quick pic was taken from the Lazy Swimmer article. Teaching young swimmers how to properly push off is actually a very important part of swimming.Too many young swimmers simply push off on the surface, so this is to remind of the importance of an UP, and then DOWN preparation move in a proper push off.
View or download larger pic (not the clearest, but it's BIGGER!) 1200 x 900View or download larger pic (not the clearest, but it's BIGGER than the other one!) 1920 x 1200Here's a quick video to show exactly what's going on.
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