I've always had horrible starts and I think they have gotten worse from all the years of not being used. Are there some drills I can do, since I rarely get to do starts during my designated lap swim time? Specifically I need to get my arms doing the right thing. I don't know where I picked up the habit of bringing my arms toward my chest and then out when I start, but it looks silly, and isn't very effective. I was so worried about not falling off the blocks this afternoon that I didn't even realize I had done that strange maneuver until I was hitting the water.
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Since starts aren't allowed during lap swim, can you think of some land drills that may erase the bad muscle memory? Maybe just stand in the start position and do the arm movement or something. And do that about 10,000 times to burn it in. That would really put some variety into my morning shoulder exercise routine!
Since starts aren't allowed during lap swim, can you think of some land drills that may erase the bad muscle memory? Maybe just stand in the start position and do the arm movement or something. And do that about 10,000 times to burn it in. That would really put some variety into my morning shoulder exercise routine!
