If your freestyle catch feels weak or your hand slips through the water without grabbing anything, the fist drill is one of the fastest ways to fix it. Swum by everyone from age-group swimmers to Masters and triathletes, it’s a staple in pool workouts precisely because it forces your body to find a better catch … [Read More…]
A pull buoy is one of the simplest tools in the pool bag, but most swimmers use it wrong — they let it turn easy laps into a leg-rest lap instead of a technique workout. Squeezed between the thighs, it floats your legs so your kick drops out of the equation, leaving nothing to hide … [Read More…]
If your freestyle feels like you’re working hard but not going anywhere, the culprit is almost always the catch — specifically, a dropped elbow during the underwater pull. The high elbow catch (also called the Early Vertical Forearm, or EVF) is the single most impactful technique fix available to recreational and competitive swimmers alike, and … [Read More…]
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