Subject: RE: WOW, wow, wow........ Ssyba - I think they were probably personal to my dreadful technique but if they may be of use, they were: 1. raise my head so water level is just above my goggles (I had my head face down and most of it was underwater so was not streamlined) 2. kick so my heels break the surface and I can hear them splash (my kick was totally underwater so hard work and providing little power & lots of drag) 3. Raise my hips & legs so they are on the surface rather than submerged (see 2 ). I achieved this best by using the TI idea of 'pushing the buoy' or pushing my chest into the water which pops up my hips & legs. When I got this just right I could feel a surge of speed like somebody just pulled me along - totally cool! Still left to get the hang of is: 1. breathing on both sides (used to breath every stroke on the left but that is now much too often with improved technique). Breathing every 4th stroke is just about doable but seems to make it slightly harder work so I'll try and get the hang of both sides and using the 3rd stroke for a more relaxed effort 2. loads more streamlining to be done - will try the TI drills when I get this committed to heart 3. tumble turns rather than the stop & turn - someway into the future yet though!!!!!! Happy swimming from a reformed bored (very slow) swimmer...... |