I like freestyle catch-up drill for working on my EVF zen, and while doing the drill I attain enlightenment. Catch, and that hand drops, the elbow stays up, and ... whoosh! ... strong pull, and I feel myself accelerate (or at least it feels like the water moves past my body faster).
However, that sensation disappears as I get further and further from the catch-up drill (almost catch-up, front quadrant stroke, no pause before catch). How do I stay in the EVF zone as I move from drill to normal stroke? Or should I just always swim (almost?) catch-up???
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For what it's worth, I've found that alternating between methodical catch-up drilling and normal recovery has worked well for me. I'll use the catch-up to grind correct aspects of swimming (body position, evf, kick timing, head position, etc.), then focus on one of those items for every 25yd length. Every once in a while my "regular" swimming will have many of the items click, and it feels "faster with less effort." I've managed to reduce my full-stroke spl from 13 to 11 on average in the course of 2 years. Currently I've been able to reduce my spl to 10 with a little more glide. The stroke rhythm is uniform, just slower paced. This imprinting seems to help with 25yd sprints, when turn-over is much faster my spl goes up to 13-15, and I'm finally able to see some :12s and an occasional :11.5 on my 25yd sprints.
:bliss:
For what it's worth, I've found that alternating between methodical catch-up drilling and normal recovery has worked well for me. I'll use the catch-up to grind correct aspects of swimming (body position, evf, kick timing, head position, etc.), then focus on one of those items for every 25yd length. Every once in a while my "regular" swimming will have many of the items click, and it feels "faster with less effort." I've managed to reduce my full-stroke spl from 13 to 11 on average in the course of 2 years. Currently I've been able to reduce my spl to 10 with a little more glide. The stroke rhythm is uniform, just slower paced. This imprinting seems to help with 25yd sprints, when turn-over is much faster my spl goes up to 13-15, and I'm finally able to see some :12s and an occasional :11.5 on my 25yd sprints.
:bliss:
