when ever we are doing pull sets my lane mates put me up front because when it comes to pulling (bouy and paddles) i'm the fastest... right after that set and we have to do regular swimming i go to the back of the line because i'm the slowest... what gives folks... how can i be so fast in one thing and so slow doing the other... BTW the same happens with kicking with fins...
Kranky...
When I was an age group swimmer, I had this same issue, and I actually had a very good 6-beat kick. Put me on a kickboard, and I led the lane as well.
What I've discovered since was that my pull during a pull set was very different than my pull just swimming. In the pull set, I felt the pull, kept my shoulders wide, etc. During the swimming I relied to heavily on my kick and would drop elbows, not finish, etc.
As an adult I've learned a very good 2-beater and therefore concentrate on my pull while I swim instead of just depending on the kick.
When I was an age group swimmer, I had this same issue, and I actually had a very good 6-beat kick. Put me on a kickboard, and I led the lane as well.
What I've discovered since was that my pull during a pull set was very different than my pull just swimming. In the pull set, I felt the pull, kept my shoulders wide, etc. During the swimming I relied to heavily on my kick and would drop elbows, not finish, etc.
As an adult I've learned a very good 2-beater and therefore concentrate on my pull while I swim instead of just depending on the kick.
