Well, I just wonder: how do you do it?
I've hit like a gigantic wall of recession for my breaststroke: and I don't even have a bearable time! My time's horrible! I can't understand why I've stopped improving.
Unless it was my stroke mechanics?... Hmm...
I noticed today that I can't seem to glide very far during my breaststroke, which I think implies something's wrong in that phase of my stroke. Probably too much drag during recovery or some other thing, or not grabbing water with feet.
So I'm gonna devote 2 months to technqiues training. But the thing is: how do you do technique training without a coach. I know a lot of people have done it, but then, how do you know good technique from bad technique?
Simply by feeling your way through it? I don't really think so. A wide kick feels wonderful - the soaring feeling, but it's bad technique. So how do you train good technique?
Thanks a lot.
PS: Incidentally, is there a way to STOP ONESELF FROM AUTOMATICALLY COUNTING STROKES?? :( I can't stop, and everytime I start doing it I end up focusing on trying to get a number of strokes instead of ON my strokes.
Nothing wrong with counting strokes. I do it all the time.
If, for example, I'm taking nine strokes on a 25-yard fast breaststroke swim, I want to do the next one with eight. And how do I do that? By thinking about technique (harder finish on the kick, more streamline at the recovery) while I count on the next length.
Nothing wrong with counting strokes. I do it all the time.
If, for example, I'm taking nine strokes on a 25-yard fast breaststroke swim, I want to do the next one with eight. And how do I do that? By thinking about technique (harder finish on the kick, more streamline at the recovery) while I count on the next length.
