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Andres Muro
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I wanted to share a drill that has improved my stroke considerably and get your opinions. I used to
be a 19 stroker in 25 yards with 17 strokes with a lot of effort. About 6 months ago a friend of
mine came back from a TI workshop and mentioned that he did a drill where he would stop his
recovering arm above his head while trying to keep the opposite arm gliding in front. I decided to
try this to lengthen my stroke. Essentially what I do is start my recovery, and when my hand is
passing by my head I stop for a couple of seconds while trying to keep the other arm gliding in
front of my head. My tendencey at first was to try to start pulling back with the other arm, but I
would try to keep the arm in front of me. I found this drill very relaxing, and I was able to reduce
my stroke count immediately with the drill as intuition would suggest. This is a sort of catch up
freestyle, but it is more balanced to do it this way, while it forces a front quadrant style.
After doing this for a while, I realize that I am keeping my arms in a glide position a lot longer,
and when I don't stop my hand above my head, my other hand stays gliding in front until my hand
passes my head. I have now reduced my stroke count to 17 strokes per 25 yards
w/o effort, and 15 with some effort. I must point that I am short, under 5.8, with very short arms.
I want to get to 15 strokes w/o effort. What do you all think?
Andres
be a 19 stroker in 25 yards with 17 strokes with a lot of effort. About 6 months ago a friend of
mine came back from a TI workshop and mentioned that he did a drill where he would stop his
recovering arm above his head while trying to keep the opposite arm gliding in front. I decided to
try this to lengthen my stroke. Essentially what I do is start my recovery, and when my hand is
passing by my head I stop for a couple of seconds while trying to keep the other arm gliding in
front of my head. My tendencey at first was to try to start pulling back with the other arm, but I
would try to keep the arm in front of me. I found this drill very relaxing, and I was able to reduce
my stroke count immediately with the drill as intuition would suggest. This is a sort of catch up
freestyle, but it is more balanced to do it this way, while it forces a front quadrant style.
After doing this for a while, I realize that I am keeping my arms in a glide position a lot longer,
and when I don't stop my hand above my head, my other hand stays gliding in front until my hand
passes my head. I have now reduced my stroke count to 17 strokes per 25 yards
w/o effort, and 15 with some effort. I must point that I am short, under 5.8, with very short arms.
I want to get to 15 strokes w/o effort. What do you all think?
Andres