Recently, I've been trying to stay under water longer and SDK more. But I notice my breakouts seem to be pretty sub-par on all strokes (especially *** where I practically come to a dead halt). Any tips for better breakouts on the start and turns? Also, on backstroke, when do you begin the transition from SDK-ing to flutter kicking before you surface?
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A tiny tip, but of tiny stuff hundredths of seconds are made of: for freestyle, esp. sprinting, when you overlap your hands to form that rapier-like streamline, make sure that your underneath hand is the one you want to take your first power stroke with. If you have a dominant arm, that'll be it. It seems very obvious, but watch others sometimes and you'll see a little shuffling done (inefficient) when the 'wrong' hand is underneath.
It has never occurred to me to even notice that the first stroke hand isn't under the other hand. I guess I've been doing it for so long, I've never noticed. Sometimes just for the fun of it, I will turn the other direction and try to do the first stroke with my right hand. that's really fun to do.
A tiny tip, but of tiny stuff hundredths of seconds are made of: for freestyle, esp. sprinting, when you overlap your hands to form that rapier-like streamline, make sure that your underneath hand is the one you want to take your first power stroke with. If you have a dominant arm, that'll be it. It seems very obvious, but watch others sometimes and you'll see a little shuffling done (inefficient) when the 'wrong' hand is underneath.
It has never occurred to me to even notice that the first stroke hand isn't under the other hand. I guess I've been doing it for so long, I've never noticed. Sometimes just for the fun of it, I will turn the other direction and try to do the first stroke with my right hand. that's really fun to do.
