Stussy told me to swim with a tennis ball under my chin to get used to not moving.
anyone else tried this? Or hae other drills and a set for such?
I was just gong to do some streamline, turns and pull outs work and throw in 4x 50 with the tennis ball. Slow at first and try to add speed.
Then move into my regular BR work.
Thoughts?
Your head should not be rigid while swimming breaststroke. There should be movement in your neck, which is why I condemn this drill.
If you want to work on head position, do some underwater breaststroke swimming. If you lift your head, you'll feel a lot of resistance. Keep it fairly neutral, but do not tuck your chin in.
There's a drill the Auburn breaststrokers call the "Carla Drill". It's basically 3 underwater breaststroke pulls with a dolphin kick rather than a whip kick, with a single-arm fly breath after each 3 underwater pulls. It reinforces undulation while helping minimize drag on the pull recovery. That might help your overall issue, though it doesn't specifically address head position.
Your head should not be rigid while swimming breaststroke. There should be movement in your neck, which is why I condemn this drill.
If you want to work on head position, do some underwater breaststroke swimming. If you lift your head, you'll feel a lot of resistance. Keep it fairly neutral, but do not tuck your chin in.
There's a drill the Auburn breaststrokers call the "Carla Drill". It's basically 3 underwater breaststroke pulls with a dolphin kick rather than a whip kick, with a single-arm fly breath after each 3 underwater pulls. It reinforces undulation while helping minimize drag on the pull recovery. That might help your overall issue, though it doesn't specifically address head position.
