Alright, we've established that dictatorial behavior can be appealing when you're doing the dictating. Now, you get to select your favourite swimming drill for any stroke and proclaim it as officially the best drill ever. Please supply info as to: what does this drill accomplish & for what stroke(s)? what is the proper technique in performing this drill (diagrams &/or video optional); why is this drill so much better than others? Equipment needed or not? Sample set using this drill; why is it the best?
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(Fortress) I read a lot of stuff on the internet and don't remember where or who wrote what. I try some of it at the pool and some of the drills or pointers are quite satisfying and worthy. The butterfly drill goes something like this: do three dolphin kicks off the wall and then do one complete butterfly cycle and then do another three dolphins kicks (or undulations) and then freestyle to the end of the short pool (try to not breathe during the butterfly and kicking part). Next, as you get confortable just add more (two, three....) of the full butterflies. It is amazing that you might end up doing 500 yards or meters of this stuff where you will add up lots of butterfly time without going into butterstruggle or slow death. I am used to the snorkel as I do some of that from way back at the ocean or wherever. So I figured that what tires me most from leg drills, specifically the freestyle leg drills is the breathing part of them, it just stops the momentum. So with a mask and snorkel or a goggle and snorkel (whichever suits you, I think the mask is better) I will complete longer sets of freestyle leg drills. If I am doing dolphin kicks or frog kicks I don't need the breathing device as it hinders the movement and isn't that necessary. For those who are confortable with snorkels I strongly recommend their usage. Because we aren't training our darn lungs, but our legs! Take care, billy fanstone
(Fortress) I read a lot of stuff on the internet and don't remember where or who wrote what. I try some of it at the pool and some of the drills or pointers are quite satisfying and worthy. The butterfly drill goes something like this: do three dolphin kicks off the wall and then do one complete butterfly cycle and then do another three dolphins kicks (or undulations) and then freestyle to the end of the short pool (try to not breathe during the butterfly and kicking part). Next, as you get confortable just add more (two, three....) of the full butterflies. It is amazing that you might end up doing 500 yards or meters of this stuff where you will add up lots of butterfly time without going into butterstruggle or slow death. I am used to the snorkel as I do some of that from way back at the ocean or wherever. So I figured that what tires me most from leg drills, specifically the freestyle leg drills is the breathing part of them, it just stops the momentum. So with a mask and snorkel or a goggle and snorkel (whichever suits you, I think the mask is better) I will complete longer sets of freestyle leg drills. If I am doing dolphin kicks or frog kicks I don't need the breathing device as it hinders the movement and isn't that necessary. For those who are confortable with snorkels I strongly recommend their usage. Because we aren't training our darn lungs, but our legs! Take care, billy fanstone
