Swim coach Andrew Sheaff presents two super easy swim drills that help improve every aspect of your swim performance\u2026 <\/p>
Improving skill in triathlon swimming is hard. There are often a lot of skills that need to be improved, and not a lot of time. This can make it really challenging to learn all of the skills necessary to swim fast. <\/strong><\/p>\n As you might expect, I\u2019m a huge fan of drills that solve a lot of problems at the same time<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s efficient and effective. Rather than having to use 10 different drills for 10 different skills, you can get use 2-3.<\/p>\n Likewise, I like drills that have a goal beyond copying a particular form. I like having a concrete goal to focus on. In this article, I have two drills for you that fit the bill.<\/p>\n They tend to improve many skills at the same time, and you don\u2019t have to consciously focus on any of those skills. Improvement just seems to happen. For the triathlete who\u2019s short on time and doesn\u2019t have a coach<\/strong><\/a>, that\u2019s exactly what you want.<\/p>\n Next time you get in the water, don\u2019t make any noise. None! You\u2019ll find that your swimming is smoother and more effective almost immediately. Noisy swimming is often jerky swimming. And fast swimming is almost always the result of smooth and patient movements, even when they\u2019re happening really fast.<\/p>\n Swimming silently will force you to smooth out your stroke, and that will pay big dividends. Once you get the hang of it, try to swim faster and harder without increasing the noise you make. When you can, you\u2019ll be on your to faster and more efficient swimming.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Start swimming with your eyes closed. More specifically, close your eyes when your head is underwater and open them when it\u2019s time to breathe. By opening your eyes when you breathe, you\u2019ll ensure that you avoid any collisions!<\/p>\n Humans are visual creates, and the sensory information we get from our eyes overwhelms all of the other information that\u2019s available to us. That includes what you feel, and how well you feel is a big part of how well you swim.<\/p>\n By closing your eyes, you start to pick up on the details. You can better feel what\u2019s happening during your pull and how you\u2019re moving through the water. Simple awareness tends to create positive change, and beyond that, it creates awareness of what could change.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019re aware of an opportunity to improve, then you can do something about it.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> There are two different ways that you can use these drills. The first is to simply perform them while swimming. Just close your eyes when the head is underwater, or swim silently. If you\u2019re brave, you can do both at the same time!<\/p>\n Then simply pay attention to what\u2019s happening and make the changes that seem to make sense. You\u2019ll hear the sounds, or you\u2019ll feel the inefficiencies.<\/p>\n The seconds strategy is to use either of these drills in conjunction with your favourite drills<\/strong><\/a>. If there is a drill that you really enjoy, or one you\u2019re struggling with, close your eyes or swim silently while performing the drill.<\/p>\n Doing so will help you get more out of the same activity. You\u2019ll start to notice new opportunities for improvement that you otherwise would have missed. That means more progress!<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Top image credit: <\/strong>James Mitchell<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Swim coach Andrew Sheaff presents two super easy swim drills that help improve every aspect of your swim performance\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24654,"template":"","categories":[1,23],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/08\/two-swimming-drills-that-improve-every-skill.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Swim coach Andrew Sheaff presents two super easy swim drills that help improve every aspect of your swim performance\u2026","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/24653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Swim silently<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Putting it into practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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