Looking for some short axis drills, for technique primarily and strength secondly
Anybody got any?
BTW, been back in the pool for a couple months, taking it REALLY slow after being laid out for over a year with a back injury. So very grateful to be back in the water :banana:
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I do as much *** pulling with fins as my shoulders will bear. I find it excellent for keeping my stroke long and focusing on accelerating my arms forward on the finish (when I'm swimming tired, I find this very difficult).
This is probably stating the obvious, but I've found it much easier to recover my arms underwater; so, when I'm doing a 200, or even a 100, I don't even try to recover them above the water. I find that this helps me stay long because I sort of slide through the water into the streamline rather than lunge down into it.
Also, a great drill for staying long is DPS drills. Try to take as few strokes as possible to get across the pool. When I really push it, I can take as few as 3 or 4 strokes per 25. It really helps you focus on your streamlining.
I do as much *** pulling with fins as my shoulders will bear. I find it excellent for keeping my stroke long and focusing on accelerating my arms forward on the finish (when I'm swimming tired, I find this very difficult).
This is probably stating the obvious, but I've found it much easier to recover my arms underwater; so, when I'm doing a 200, or even a 100, I don't even try to recover them above the water. I find that this helps me stay long because I sort of slide through the water into the streamline rather than lunge down into it.
Also, a great drill for staying long is DPS drills. Try to take as few strokes as possible to get across the pool. When I really push it, I can take as few as 3 or 4 strokes per 25. It really helps you focus on your streamlining.
