{"id":22868,"date":"2023-05-23T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=138438"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:39:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:39:54","slug":"improve-your-pull-one-paddle-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/improve-your-pull-one-paddle-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your pull one paddle at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Been wearing swim paddles on both hands? Well, why wouldn’t you?! But just using one at a time could dramatically improve your pull. Andrew Sheaff explains\u2026 <\/p>

By Andrew Sheaff\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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By wearing one paddle<\/a> at a time, you\u2019ll get more out of your paddles than if you wear them both at the same time.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Many triathletes struggle with improving their pull<\/strong><\/a> because they can\u2019t tell the difference between effective pulls and ineffective pulls.<\/p>\n

But by using one paddle at a time instead of two, you can develop the sensory awareness to improve your pull.<\/p>\n

Questioning standard practice can often lead to some interesting results. Paddles are a common tool in the pool, yet they\u2019re almost universally worn on both hands at the same time.<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s no reason it must be that way. In fact, by only wearing one paddle at a time, you\u2019re going to get some great insight into how each arm is pulling, as well as some great sensory information about how you can improve both arms.<\/p>\n

Swim with a single paddle<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The simplest way to implement this idea is to swim with a single paddle. You can alternate which hand has the paddle on each repetition, or every several repetitions.<\/p>\n

You want to pay attention to the differences in sensation between the paddle hand and the hand without the paddle. One hand is going to seem like it\u2019s holding a lot of water and one hand isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Your job is to try make the weaker hand as strong as the better hand. You\u2019re going to have to change how you position your hand and arm and you\u2019re going to have to change how you pull.<\/p>\n

You may not be able to completely eliminate the difference, but you should be able to improve. Any improvement is a big difference.<\/p>\n

Likewise, you can time your repetitions or count your strokes while swimming with a single paddle. The goal is to be able to swim the same times or stroke counts, regardless of which hand has the paddle.<\/p>\n

If one hand is better than the other, you have some work to do! Figure it out by comparing the differences between the hands, and then work to minimise the differences.<\/p>\n