I am so disgusted--I've done the TI drills, had lessons, had swim team college kids give me tips, yet I still just can't seem to get the freestyle arm action right. Do you exactly move your arm in the recovery phase the same as you move it in the fingertip drag drills? Or do you do a wind up motion of your shoulder to bring the arm out of the water? No matter what I try, I am so pathetically slow--more often than not, I am feeling like it is all wrong. I am a good breakstroker and decent flyer, and great backstroker, but geez, I need to be able to do the free - I swim about 12 miles a week. Any tips are sooooo appreciated.:bow:
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Fistgloves work great for teaching you how to anchor your arm in the water and then use your back muscles to pulls yourself forward. Some people try them once and hate the sensation so much they never use them again, but stick with them and they will seriously improve your efficiency.
Fistgloves work great for teaching you how to anchor your arm in the water and then use your back muscles to pulls yourself forward. Some people try them once and hate the sensation so much they never use them again, but stick with them and they will seriously improve your efficiency.
