I read an article about fist swimming. sometimes I do it but because the article seemed swell done, I tried it throughout one weeks work out. It totally screwed my stroke. I did 5X 400. On the last length of the last one my stroke count was 25/length. Then I did regular free for 400. through out my count was really high. Now i have to go back and do soemthing. I was surprised how quickly it changed everything. Now i think that I'll never swim with fists ever again.
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i use fist swimming for several purposes:
sometimes on the day before a long distance race i will swim with gloves for my entire practice. the purpose is to rest my shoulders and upper body.
upon returning to scy training in the autumn (after 3 1/2 months of long course and open water) i use gloves frequently for all four strokes. they help me dial back into the efficiency i try to maintain througout my training. like ande, i don't use kickboards or pull buoys, as they change the center of gravity, and don't help to imprint balanced swimming. gloves, however, force one to not rely so heavily on the arms as the primary source of propulsion....this is good!
it is important to swim disciplined sets with gloves ie:
swim 25 yds at 13 (14, 15 whatever) strokes per length
swim 50 yds at 13 strokes per length
etc. do not add distance until you have control of your spl.
repeat w/out gloves (using lower stroke count)
my stroke count with gloves is typically 1 or 2 strokes per 25 yds higher than without.
regards
david
i use fist swimming for several purposes:
sometimes on the day before a long distance race i will swim with gloves for my entire practice. the purpose is to rest my shoulders and upper body.
upon returning to scy training in the autumn (after 3 1/2 months of long course and open water) i use gloves frequently for all four strokes. they help me dial back into the efficiency i try to maintain througout my training. like ande, i don't use kickboards or pull buoys, as they change the center of gravity, and don't help to imprint balanced swimming. gloves, however, force one to not rely so heavily on the arms as the primary source of propulsion....this is good!
it is important to swim disciplined sets with gloves ie:
swim 25 yds at 13 (14, 15 whatever) strokes per length
swim 50 yds at 13 strokes per length
etc. do not add distance until you have control of your spl.
repeat w/out gloves (using lower stroke count)
my stroke count with gloves is typically 1 or 2 strokes per 25 yds higher than without.
regards
david
