Does Practice Make Perfect?

I don't think it ever is a good idea to do quality sets with poor form.When I am doing warm up,cool down or recovery swims I use some cue(e.g. snorkle,fist swim,drills,etc)to let my body know that this is different from race stroke. I read an article that said it was easier to make a technique change by thinking it was something completely different.They ran an experiment on racing starts.There were 2 groups.The both did their standard start.In the control group they were told what to change and practiced that.The second group was told what they were doing and practiced that and told to think of that as Start A,then they were told they would be taught a different start Start B(which was essentially their start corrected.) By thinking of it as something different they were able to learn faster and retain the new skills better.

I don't think it ever is a good idea to do quality sets with poor form.When I am doing warm up,cool down or recovery swims I use some cue(e.g. snorkle,fist swim,drills,etc)to let my body know that this is different from race stroke. I read an article that said it was easier to make a technique change by thinking it was something completely different.They ran an experiment on racing starts.There were 2 groups.The both did their standard start.In the control group they were told what to change and practiced that.The second group was told what they were doing and practiced that and told to think of that as Start A,then they were told they would be taught a different start Start B(which was essentially their start corrected.) By thinking of it as something different they were able to learn faster and retain the new skills better.