Jun 13, 2007 12:26 AM
Weakness in swim technique
I noticed, from the last week's race results, the gain I get from wearing a wetsuit is much smaller than the gain many of the swimmers I swim with (or swim in the next slower lane - they beat me!) get. What does this tell you about weakness in my technique? My take is, my balance/kick is good (relatively speaking) but my catch/pull is poor. So the guys who may have sinking legs or don't kick well but powerful catch/pull win big with a help of a wetsuit. Does this sound right?
Assuming the above is right, what drills can I do to improve this weakness? I do pull sets w/ and w/o paddles, while paying attention to high elbows. What else can help?