Subject: RE: mndiver's group-closedSome drills I like to work on are as follows. 1. Side kicking. Roll on side and work on kicking from the hips and keeping balance. Bottom arm is straight ahead of you and top arm in on your hip. Kick for 8-10 kicks and then do three strokes putting you on opposite side. Keep repeating all the way across the pool. This will help with balance and getting you to work on rotation. 2. Kicking drills. I like to use a pull bouy instead of a board. With a board it forces you to bring head out of water and drops hips. You do not want this. Both arms out front with head in the water looking straight down. Kick from hips, not knees. Whenever kicking work on keeping legs inside shadow of the body. 3. Another good drill to keep legs tight is to put a band around legs at knees. This keeps legs tight. If they are splayed wide open you are creating lots of drag. 4. Fins. Using fins helps you to go faster and feel what it feels like to swim faster. Helps also to get more distance in a certain amount of time and work on form. 5. Hand paddles. Use these sparingly. Paddles help you develope a feel for the water and make you understand where the "pull" is coming from. Don't use to often or if you have weak shoulders. You will feel this the next day. Try some of these drills and see what happens. If you need clarification please ask and I'll try to help. Remember, swimming is all about technique. If you get the technique down you are way ahead of the game. |