Hi can anyone suggest to me drills to improve distance per stroke? or to reduce stroke per length. I find that my glide in freestyle is too short , example when i glide into a flip turn, sometimes i underestimate the distance and my leg does not bend much, and kick off with little power. Also i am trying to learn loping freestyle stroke now so i really want to improve my distance per stroke.
There are a few freestyle drills that you can incorporate into your workout to improve distance per stroke. The most important drill would be the side-to-side. A variation on this drill that would allow you to transition from the drill to the fullstroke is the 3-3-3 drill (3 side-to-side strokes followed by 3 fullstrokes). Some additional drills would include:
- Single arm
- 3-3-3 drill (3 single arm left, 3 fullstrokes, 3 single arm right)
- Thumb lead above and under water
You can check out the Swimspire website (www.swimspire.com/videos) for a video collection of drills that provides more instruction on how to do them, as well as online coaching options!
Good luck!
Julia Galan
www.swimspire.com
There are a few freestyle drills that you can incorporate into your workout to improve distance per stroke. The most important drill would be the side-to-side. A variation on this drill that would allow you to transition from the drill to the fullstroke is the 3-3-3 drill (3 side-to-side strokes followed by 3 fullstrokes). Some additional drills would include:
- Single arm
- 3-3-3 drill (3 single arm left, 3 fullstrokes, 3 single arm right)
- Thumb lead above and under water
You can check out the Swimspire website (www.swimspire.com/videos) for a video collection of drills that provides more instruction on how to do them, as well as online coaching options!
Good luck!
Julia Galan
www.swimspire.com
