I'm just learning these formally (I taught myself a few years ago) and consequently suck at the pullout. I always mess up the timing and I"m almost always too deep, especially from a dive. So two questions:
1) Any tips for reading depth? Breaking out to early, or feet brushing the surface are my biggest problems.
2) In a race, is it better to risk a pullout and possible DQ, or just do a streamline off the walls? I feel like I can go almost as far on a good streamline as a pullout, and streamline don't usually have messy outcomes.
Thanks!!!!
Yes,practice it over and over. You can work on your breath control by practice. One workout a week do the pullout on every turn especially free after a flip turn. As you pulldown remember to shrug your shoulders for streamlining. Practice will get you the right depth. If you push off too deep kick your self up a little on the dolphin kick. If you are too shallow make sure you don't go up at the pulldown.Also remember you don't have to break the surface until the beginning of the insweep on your first regular pull.You have less drag underwater than on the surface and you really aren't using much energy as you glide,so use it.I find if I think of the the gliding as resting it's easier to go further.
Yes,practice it over and over. You can work on your breath control by practice. One workout a week do the pullout on every turn especially free after a flip turn. As you pulldown remember to shrug your shoulders for streamlining. Practice will get you the right depth. If you push off too deep kick your self up a little on the dolphin kick. If you are too shallow make sure you don't go up at the pulldown.Also remember you don't have to break the surface until the beginning of the insweep on your first regular pull.You have less drag underwater than on the surface and you really aren't using much energy as you glide,so use it.I find if I think of the the gliding as resting it's easier to go further.
