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...
Second, when I commented to someone about pulling faster that swimming, she suggested that I alternate pulling and swimming on a set of 100s or 200s, trying to duplicate the feel for the water that I got with paddles.
Thanks. That's an excellent suggestion.
When I coach I emphasize to my swimmers that paddles are diagnostic, not to make you go faster for that set, but to learn to pull correctly. You have to work on the feel for the water and you can't do that if they are strapped on tight. Wear the paddles very loose, slow down, and think.
I think a lot of people do the same for drills. It doesn't really matter how fast you can do a 50 yd catch-up. (Last time I checked it wasn't a sanctioned event.) What's important is emphasizing those elements of your stroke the drill is designed to isolate.
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Second, when I commented to someone about pulling faster that swimming, she suggested that I alternate pulling and swimming on a set of 100s or 200s, trying to duplicate the feel for the water that I got with paddles.
Thanks. That's an excellent suggestion.
When I coach I emphasize to my swimmers that paddles are diagnostic, not to make you go faster for that set, but to learn to pull correctly. You have to work on the feel for the water and you can't do that if they are strapped on tight. Wear the paddles very loose, slow down, and think.
I think a lot of people do the same for drills. It doesn't really matter how fast you can do a 50 yd catch-up. (Last time I checked it wasn't a sanctioned event.) What's important is emphasizing those elements of your stroke the drill is designed to isolate.
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