In this article, we would like to give you three more tips to make your freestyle even more efficient, also suggesting some special drills to improve your arm stroke.
In several previous articles, we have already looked at how to develop your arm stroke and make it more efficient. Thanks to these articles you have learned how to make the best possible use of the various swimming aids Arena has to offer, such as its snorkel, hand paddles and fins.
In this article, we would like to give you three more tips to make your freestyle even more efficient, also suggesting some special drills to improve your arm stroke.
Tip #1: how to improve your forward propulsion. For the freestyle, and also the backstroke, an excellent drill for learning the proper arm movement is the one-arm-only technique. This drill allows you to focus on each individual phase of the arm stroke, particularly the pull.
The drill can be performed in two ways: with your arm immobile extended out in front of you or with your arm immobile along your side. In the first case, you can concentrate better on your head rotation and the catch and pull phase. In the second case, you will increase your body rotation during the arm stroke.
– Recommended set: 12 x 25 m changing arm every 3 x 25 m with…
