so i've notices that I am very good at the drill where you do dolphin kicks instead of breaststroke kick. We were doing 100's (SCY) with fins and i went a 56 doing the dolphin kick. This is 11 seconds faster than my regular 100 ***.
I want to know if any of you have tips for taking on the wave style breaststroke. I feel I can go much faster this way.
Also, i felt so fast in breaststroke during practice earlier this week, like a made a breakthrough, but now my stroke feels like sh1t, and i keep sinking after every pull. Why does this happen?
btw, i go a 1:06 scy.
want to get that down to a 1:00.
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I know what you mean about dolphin kicking breaststroke with fins. I'm nowhere near as fast as you, but I notice it is pretty easy to go fast while doing that drill. I think it's just an illusion though and doesn't translate well to doing the full stroke without fins. To me, the fins put too much emphasis on the dolphin kick which makes me lose the feel for real breaststroke. I find that the dolphin kick drill works much better without fins.
My favorite drill for getting the feel of the wave is to swim 75s, with the first 25 dolphin kick, the 2nd 25 normal breaststroke easy speed, and the last 25 all-out sprint.
Another one I like is to swim a lot of breaststroke with closed fists, then switch to normal open hands.
For me both of these drills result in that effortless glide feeling which is the exact opposite of the "sinking" feeling you describe.
I know what you mean about dolphin kicking breaststroke with fins. I'm nowhere near as fast as you, but I notice it is pretty easy to go fast while doing that drill. I think it's just an illusion though and doesn't translate well to doing the full stroke without fins. To me, the fins put too much emphasis on the dolphin kick which makes me lose the feel for real breaststroke. I find that the dolphin kick drill works much better without fins.
My favorite drill for getting the feel of the wave is to swim 75s, with the first 25 dolphin kick, the 2nd 25 normal breaststroke easy speed, and the last 25 all-out sprint.
Another one I like is to swim a lot of breaststroke with closed fists, then switch to normal open hands.
For me both of these drills result in that effortless glide feeling which is the exact opposite of the "sinking" feeling you describe.
