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Can you do too many drills?

  • 10-01-2012 04:46PM
    #1
    Donelson
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    I want to get my act together so I've started doing drills again.
    one arm swimming drills
    touch the shoulder drill
    closed fist drill
    kick drills
    arm catch up drill
    side swimming drill
    I'm just wondering can you do to many drills, and if you do the wrong drills can they make your swimming worse :eek:.
    Also if you can think of any more good drills please let me know :).


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  • #2
    promethius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    yes you absolutely can and i see this as a coach all the time.
    i call it overdrilled and it's not pretty and normally features a very rigid stroke (tiring) especially during the recovery phase in free style and often has dead spots in the stroke (slow) and bad overall timing (slow).

    Drills are very important for swimming but swimming needs to have flow or it's pointless. I never swim a session or coach one without drill work but if it takes over it's not good either.

    Drills are exaggerations of different stroke elements and are not how one should swim. Also it's important to keep working on your swim fitness so you can hold your form when tired which is when it's most important.

    The drills you've listed there are good ones, it's not a drill but don't forget to to include kicking sets and to mix strokes to help avoid injury.

    Have someone coach/good swimmer take a look at you from time to time or even better underwater video analysis which some tri and swim clubs do,

    Fair play for getting back into it hope it goes well.


  • #3
    Donelson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭Donelson


    Hi promethius, thanks for the advise, yip next stop for me will be to find a swim instructors. but I'll ease up on the drills for the moment :pac:.


  • #4
    promethius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    don't forget to enjoy it too dude, it's meant to be fun, and training in a group really motivates most swimmers so it's a good one to do if you can.

    doesnt' always need to be a coach looking at your stroke, most things are obvious to a decent swimmer.

    one thing i'd always recommend to swimmers is to watch the good guys, what are they doing as it's obviously working.
    good swimmers always make it look easy as their arm recovery is relaxed, they have a good high body position, good rotation and accelerate through the stroke covering a lot of distance per stroke. most good swimmers would be happy to answer a question or two in between sets if you ask. keep learning and stay inquisitive :D

    maybe aim to do some open water stuff in the summer, something to look forward to and nothing as refreshing and invigorating as a sea or lake swim.


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