elbow angle prior to catch

[CoachSuzanne]

Originally Posted by andyinnorway

Here are the arrows. My main point is that in the past we have discussed EVF as something done by flexible freaks and not attainable by us mere mortals, however, Sun Yang has realised that there is a DPS advantage to keeping the elbow rotated down whilst reaching (for the lost item on top of the wardrobe) and then going into a EVF catch to maximise the propulsive element.



Or am I the only one seeing this?

Andy, that frame of Sun, is that a breath? If so it's not a fair comparison. I also don't think we can assume Sun's 'intentions' that the angle of the elbow is a trade off for DPS. I can't see a biomechanical reason why that particular angle would create a longer vs. shorter DPS.

But nevertheless its an interesting discussion.