I did cursory search on this; saw some discussions of how important it is to play the "golf" game to gain speed while maintaining length with stroke, BUT, how do you actually INCREASE the distance per stroke? I know there are drills, but when I actually swim I cannot seem to get a stronger pull or better alignment in the water to go faster with less effort.
Pull fast under the water? High early vertical forearm? Better rotation? None of these seem to get me fewer strokes. What do you think actually GETS you more distance?
And if there is a thread that addresses the getting of more distance, please forgive, and redirect me.
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a lot of people over rotate their hips. Hips need to remain as close to vertical as possible with the rotation coming from the core/front quadrant of the body.
Yes - besides the early catch this is something people often can't quite get. Everybody always says - rotate, rotate - but you should always be able to kick up and down during all parts of your stroke. If you are rotating your hips so that you have to kick sideways - you are in deep trouble.
While I love catch up Free as a drill -- swimming free with 6 kicks on your side is maybe one of the worst drills out there. Sure it's nice for the extension part - but we do not swim Free on the side. Do the drill while still kicking up / down and rotate the upper body.
a lot of people over rotate their hips. Hips need to remain as close to vertical as possible with the rotation coming from the core/front quadrant of the body.
Yes - besides the early catch this is something people often can't quite get. Everybody always says - rotate, rotate - but you should always be able to kick up and down during all parts of your stroke. If you are rotating your hips so that you have to kick sideways - you are in deep trouble.
While I love catch up Free as a drill -- swimming free with 6 kicks on your side is maybe one of the worst drills out there. Sure it's nice for the extension part - but we do not swim Free on the side. Do the drill while still kicking up / down and rotate the upper body.
