Backstroke Elevation Drill Left Only No Equipment Key Items
Let's keep building on your swimmer's progress. This is elevation drill for backstroke, left arm only.
This drill will look very similar to our single arm backstroke; however, we will be taking a look at how to take this to the next level. In this progression of the drill, we will only be using fins. An earlier version of this drill had us also using Volo Blades and fins to help the swimmer feel the catch position. We are now ready to use no pieces of equipment. We will continue to emphasize all of the key points from the 1 Arm Backstroke series. In this drill, we will look closer at hyperextending the shoulder and really reach upward as high as we can go once the hand is directly over the shoulder. Here, the hand should pause for a quick second. Then our swimmer will return to a normal position and continue with the backstroke. We find this helps swimmers become more aware of their shoulder positioning during backstroke.
To view the key points of this drill, check out the video below.
Key Points:
-No Equipment
-Make Sure You Hyper Extend.
-Steady Head
-Adding one arm (recovery arm)
-Nonstroking Arm is at your side.
-Be Sure To Rotate.
-Strong Kick From The Hips (Feet should be at the water)
To view the drill only, check out this video.
https://youtu.be/MAtlG47rMxQ
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