With the ability to do a dolphin kick now along with the pulldown, what is the proper timing. I have been out of swimming for a while, and when I competed, we couldn't use the dolphin kick at all.
My issue is getting my hands back up after my full pull down and dolphin kick--I think I come to a complete stop when pulling my hands and arms back up to begin my first *** pull and break the surface of the water. I try to keep my hands and arms pushed under my body to decrease drag, of course, I add my first *** kick to keep from completely stopping, but it still seems like I am almost coming to a complete stopr. I was wondering what others did in this stage of the underwater pull out.
Ellen,
The secret here is is to have the palms of your hands lightly drag across your thighs and torso as you recover them. Next time in the pool just work pullouts and really focus on lightly dragging your palms as you recover.
My issue is getting my hands back up after my full pull down and dolphin kick--I think I come to a complete stop when pulling my hands and arms back up to begin my first *** pull and break the surface of the water. I try to keep my hands and arms pushed under my body to decrease drag, of course, I add my first *** kick to keep from completely stopping, but it still seems like I am almost coming to a complete stopr. I was wondering what others did in this stage of the underwater pull out.
Ellen,
The secret here is is to have the palms of your hands lightly drag across your thighs and torso as you recover them. Next time in the pool just work pullouts and really focus on lightly dragging your palms as you recover.
