Is off the side of the pool better than nothing at all for practicing starts?
The pool I practice in has no start blocks.
Learning how to dive start here.
Thanks
Well you definitely need to learn how to dive off the deck before you attempt to do it off the block. Work on a shallow dive. First practice in the diving well in case you go deep. Once you consistantly dive shallow you could practice off the deck in the shallow water. You can always start off the deck in meets. Unless you're a sprinter it doesn't make that much difference. I recently got beat handily in the mile by a swimmer who started on the deck.
Well you definitely need to learn how to dive off the deck before you attempt to do it off the block. Work on a shallow dive. First practice in the diving well in case you go deep. Once you consistantly dive shallow you could practice off the deck in the shallow water. You can always start off the deck in meets. Unless you're a sprinter it doesn't make that much difference. I recently got beat handily in the mile by a swimmer who started on the deck.
