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.
My coach worked with me on this recently, as he was watching and told me that it looked like I was coming to a complete stop. Note that I don't do the dolphin kick, so I don't know how that fits in.
Anyway, when you get to hands fully extended, you bring your hands together (he told me almost like I'm praying or some yoga stance, yet not quite touching), and pull them up quickly very close to your body. The first few times I did this, they brushed against my crotch and torso, but after a few tries I managed to get close enough yet not brushing. I started to really feel the push of the water/bubbles against my body, was a strange feeling at first but I got used to it. Evidently, by dragging them close to your body, it gives them less drag against the water.
Since I incorporated this change, it took 1-2 sec off of my 100 *** in workouts.
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.
My coach worked with me on this recently, as he was watching and told me that it looked like I was coming to a complete stop. Note that I don't do the dolphin kick, so I don't know how that fits in.
Anyway, when you get to hands fully extended, you bring your hands together (he told me almost like I'm praying or some yoga stance, yet not quite touching), and pull them up quickly very close to your body. The first few times I did this, they brushed against my crotch and torso, but after a few tries I managed to get close enough yet not brushing. I started to really feel the push of the water/bubbles against my body, was a strange feeling at first but I got used to it. Evidently, by dragging them close to your body, it gives them less drag against the water.
Since I incorporated this change, it took 1-2 sec off of my 100 *** in workouts.
