Another newbie question: how do you keep count of how many strokes/lengths/laps?
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When I run, I well count on my fingers and it works pretty well, but I can't quite as easily have my fingernails pressing into my skin as I swim. Thanks in advance, B
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Babs,
I kind of chant as well as, count on my fingers!:cool: On my left hand I separate index finger from the rest for my first lap, when I begin my second lap, I join my middle finger to the index, then ring to the other two, then baby to all three. Then I start over. I know when I have finished the hand there went 200 meters. I can keep track of the two hundreds Ok, and if in doubt I can check the time it has taken.
I don't count lengths, and counting strokes (when I do count strokes) is simply a count for a length (while my fingers are walking through the lap number). I don't know if any of this will make sense to anyone else, but it works for me.
(Off topic -- Rich -- in addition to changing your username, how do you change those witty names under your avatar?)
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Former Member
Babs,
I kind of chant as well as, count on my fingers!:cool: On my left hand I separate index finger from the rest for my first lap, when I begin my second lap, I join my middle finger to the index, then ring to the other two, then baby to all three. Then I start over. I know when I have finished the hand there went 200 meters. I can keep track of the two hundreds Ok, and if in doubt I can check the time it has taken.
I don't count lengths, and counting strokes (when I do count strokes) is simply a count for a length (while my fingers are walking through the lap number). I don't know if any of this will make sense to anyone else, but it works for me.
(Off topic -- Rich -- in addition to changing your username, how do you change those witty names under your avatar?)
