It's so true when people talk about how technique is king for swimming. After taking a swim day off yesterday, I went to the pool today to work on technique and form. I was just planning on trying to keep my stroke smooth for each 100 yards. I've done this before tweaking stroke speed, breathing, hand position in the water, etc. I did three hundreds just trying to keep a smooth stroke and rotating my shoulders above the water. I was hitting 1:56 without much trouble. So I decided to make sure to use the last part of my hand to push water at the end of each stroke. I had noticed I was tending to just pull my hand right out instead of falling through with the whole stroke. It took a little to stay focused on doing it but then my times were rocking 1:50 without any really perceived extra effort. I was shocked.
My plan is keep practicing that last little flick of my wrist and not in the privacy of bedroom either so it just becomes a natural part of my stroke(I can hear Beavis going "huh-huh-huh"). We'll see how it goes tomorrow. I'll hit the pool in the morning and then go for a long run during the afternoon. It's suppose to be 70 here tomorrow. Woohoo!
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Little things make a HUGE difference in the water! There's a drill to help with the "flick"... it's called something like: "Wave the Fart Away"! Bah ha HA! Anyway... when you're hand comes out of the water... act like you're flicking something off your ass... out of the water... emphasizes completing the stroke. Hope that makes sense...
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