After a largely successful meet this weekend (PB in 200 back by 3 seconds) my coach admonished me for a largely ineffective SDK. Seems as though I don't engage my core enough, am kicking more from the knee than the torso. He has suggested strongly (shall we say expected?) that I do some shooters at most practices, e.g. 6X25.
Here's my questions: what ratio of SDK to rest are you using for shooters? How many do you do in a set? With or without fins?
I am doing them with Zoomers, doing each 25 in about :17 to :19, with an interval of :45. I pushed the hypoxic envelope pretty hard this week as I started doing a set of 6. My 12 year old thinks I'm a wimp, I'd like to think I can salvage my ego.
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ande's times sound about right. Depending on what I'm working on, I do them on 30 seconds to a minute. One minute is a lot of rest, so you have to do them AFAP. I need more rest if I'm doing them without fins.
I think the most I've done in a row is 20. But I can see where you could do more. Not going to do more on a :30 second interval though. (Well, ande could, but we are human.)
Do them with and without fins. I don't think zoomers are a good swim toy to use for shooters though. I would do them either with long fins or a monofin. Then you're working more on streamlining.
I also think it's useful to do four point shooters on your back, left side, right side, and tummy. I also love the underwater fly spin drill. It's all underwater, but not at top speed because you're focusing on form. Push off and do 2 dolphin kicks on stomach, 2 on right side, 2 on back, 2 on left side and repeat until you get to the other end. Very fun drill. Guaranteed to make you feel like a merman!
You can also mix shooters with fast 25s. Today, my team did 20 x 25 with fins on :30, done as 2 UW shooters, 2 fast swims, 1 easy swim x4. On :30 this was a challenge.
Motion of the ocean, baby!:banana::banana:
We are so multi-talented. :rofl:
ande's times sound about right. Depending on what I'm working on, I do them on 30 seconds to a minute. One minute is a lot of rest, so you have to do them AFAP. I need more rest if I'm doing them without fins.
I think the most I've done in a row is 20. But I can see where you could do more. Not going to do more on a :30 second interval though. (Well, ande could, but we are human.)
Do them with and without fins. I don't think zoomers are a good swim toy to use for shooters though. I would do them either with long fins or a monofin. Then you're working more on streamlining.
I also think it's useful to do four point shooters on your back, left side, right side, and tummy. I also love the underwater fly spin drill. It's all underwater, but not at top speed because you're focusing on form. Push off and do 2 dolphin kicks on stomach, 2 on right side, 2 on back, 2 on left side and repeat until you get to the other end. Very fun drill. Guaranteed to make you feel like a merman!
You can also mix shooters with fast 25s. Today, my team did 20 x 25 with fins on :30, done as 2 UW shooters, 2 fast swims, 1 easy swim x4. On :30 this was a challenge.
