One of my favorite parts of any workout is doing some drills. Not only do they break up the monotony of swimming back and forth, but they're a great chance to improve efficiency and focus on technique.
I'm always on the hunt for new drills to add to my repertoire. I put together this list of freestyle drills and explanations that are my current favorites, but I'm looking for some new ones both as a swimmer and a coach. What else do people do?
The list:
Catch up swimming
Finger drag
3-6-3 swimming
Sculling
One arm swimming
Closed fist swimming
Over swimming
Slow and technically perfect
i really like doing:
catch up
finger tip
zipper (some also think this is finger tip, but not the way i do it)
i find 1 arm drills to not represent how you really swim with regards to your body position regardless of where you put the other arm. closed fist is a step backwards, imho. proper hand entry and hand placement and hand technique is of critical importantce, using a fist just keeps you doing it wrong but now its a drill as well!
i really like doing:
catch up
finger tip
zipper (some also think this is finger tip, but not the way i do it)
i find 1 arm drills to not represent how you really swim with regards to your body position regardless of where you put the other arm. closed fist is a step backwards, imho. proper hand entry and hand placement and hand technique is of critical importantce, using a fist just keeps you doing it wrong but now its a drill as well!
