Anyone know good drills to make it easier to breathe on your crappy side?
Former Member
I was wondering if anyone knew any drills or tips on how to make breathing on your less-natural side more easier for freestyle.
Are there advantages to breathing on both sides? I heard somewhere that it forces you to roll your hips to the less natural side...that way you can swim more efficiently...something like that.:o
Can someone help and clarify?
David
Parents
Former Member
Breathing to both sides is suppose to be more Benifical to the swimmer. If you breath only on one side after awhile it may screw up your shoulders. It also may make you more choppy in the water and may cause you to lift your head to high out of the water when you breath, which slows you down.
I had the same problem and my coach just kept yelling at me to breath every 3 strokes. It takes awhile but if you really consentrate on breathing every 3 strokes after awhile it will become a habit and you will just do it.
A drill that may be usefull is to kick 10 times on one side, then switch to the other side and do the same thing. When you switch make sure your head goes through the water. After 10 kicks on each side feels comfortable you can do the same thing but decrease the number of kicks on each side to 7,5, then 3. When you normally swim 3 kicks on each side is typical.
Good Luck
Breathing to both sides is suppose to be more Benifical to the swimmer. If you breath only on one side after awhile it may screw up your shoulders. It also may make you more choppy in the water and may cause you to lift your head to high out of the water when you breath, which slows you down.
I had the same problem and my coach just kept yelling at me to breath every 3 strokes. It takes awhile but if you really consentrate on breathing every 3 strokes after awhile it will become a habit and you will just do it.
A drill that may be usefull is to kick 10 times on one side, then switch to the other side and do the same thing. When you switch make sure your head goes through the water. After 10 kicks on each side feels comfortable you can do the same thing but decrease the number of kicks on each side to 7,5, then 3. When you normally swim 3 kicks on each side is typical.
Good Luck
