Apologies if this seems to be a really strange topic. :)
So, as I continue to do flip-turn drills, with a goal of doing flip-turns at my next meet (several months from now), something occurred to me:
How do you know your split-times in a particular swim when doing flip-turns?
Does it matter? (It matters to me, but am I a silly OCD/Newbie/ex-runner?)
Not in the moment ... wasting your time/energy looking is only going to mess with your form (which is a huge determinant of speed). After the fact, knowing your splits is kind of mildly interesting, but in an out-of-body kind of way since you can't do anything about it then.
I have found that runners have a harder time adapting to the zen of swimming ... go with the flow and the feeling, live in the aquatic moment ... and, please leave those stupid watches on the deck ... they just mess with your balance in the water anyways ...
It is true! When I was running, I wore a Garmin device and would check my pace periodically, depending on the distance/workout I was doing. When I forgot to charge or something was wrong with it, I felt blind running without it. Pretty much the same with cycling; some cyclists have rather sophisticated computers mounted on their bikes that could easily run $700+ (I just wore the same device I wore for running).
I started swimming with an Apple watch a few years ago. I'm now used to wearing it and I feel off-balance when I don't.
Before my first event at USMS nationals a few weeks ago, I asked a referee if I could wear it and was told yes, so I did. We kind of joked how it would take longer to look at my watch -v- just checking the clock. I wear it more for analysis after the swims.
When I'm doing a workout, I'll look at my watch periodically. My primary pool doesn't have a working pace clock, so I use my watch for that (even when the clock is working, I can only see it from one side, so if I'm doing 25s the watch is easier).
For something like open water swims, I might check my watch when I'm doing feeds.
Not in the moment ... wasting your time/energy looking is only going to mess with your form (which is a huge determinant of speed). After the fact, knowing your splits is kind of mildly interesting, but in an out-of-body kind of way since you can't do anything about it then.
I have found that runners have a harder time adapting to the zen of swimming ... go with the flow and the feeling, live in the aquatic moment ... and, please leave those stupid watches on the deck ... they just mess with your balance in the water anyways ...
It is true! When I was running, I wore a Garmin device and would check my pace periodically, depending on the distance/workout I was doing. When I forgot to charge or something was wrong with it, I felt blind running without it. Pretty much the same with cycling; some cyclists have rather sophisticated computers mounted on their bikes that could easily run $700+ (I just wore the same device I wore for running).
I started swimming with an Apple watch a few years ago. I'm now used to wearing it and I feel off-balance when I don't.
Before my first event at USMS nationals a few weeks ago, I asked a referee if I could wear it and was told yes, so I did. We kind of joked how it would take longer to look at my watch -v- just checking the clock. I wear it more for analysis after the swims.
When I'm doing a workout, I'll look at my watch periodically. My primary pool doesn't have a working pace clock, so I use my watch for that (even when the clock is working, I can only see it from one side, so if I'm doing 25s the watch is easier).
For something like open water swims, I might check my watch when I'm doing feeds.
