LEARN TO SWIM USING POSE TECHNIQUE - BEGINNER LEVEL
We've already written a few articles about Pose Method®
of Swimming and how it differs from most of what's traditionally
accepted in swimming today.
Today, we'd like to offer you some guidance in learning to
swim better with the help of the Pose Method®. Since the
Pose Method® of Swimming is new to most of our readers,
we'll start from the very beginning and assume that you're
starting from ground zero. This approach can be effectively
used with complete non swimmers and swimmers looking to improve
their technique.
At the beginning you shouldn't think about speed or force
or anything else like that. What you should focus on is understanding
how movement happens in water and then practice it. Once you
master the way of moving in water efficiently, feel free to
take your training to a more advanced level.
1. UNDERSTAND MOVEMENT. Contrary to traditional
approaches to teaching swimming, in Pose Swimming it is not
our goal to teach you to swim like fish. We're not built like
fish nor can we develop speeds or maneuverability equal to
fish. But if we take a moment to understand how human body
moves in a gravity controlled environment, we will see what
we need to do to swim. Once that happens, we will swim faster
and better by default.
Movement is change of support. Without change of support
there is NO movement. Even in water. Call it a pull or a push,
what your hands are really trying to do is find support in
water no matter how fleeting that support is. Good example
of this is Synchronized Swimming. Notice the precision and
freedom of movement: up or down, left or right, back or forward
changing direction and speed at will.
In water, we operate with 2 types of support
a/ Floating Support - Whole body
b/ Moving Support - Hands
When we master support - we master swimming.
Tip: When you can pull yourself out of water
down to your waistline while floating vertically (without
touching the bottom with your feet) - you have mastered support
in water. Hey, you can feel accomplished the minute you can
pull yourself out down to your chest level.
2. DO DRILLS. We know this is your favorite!
You know you love it! No matter how much you might actually
hate the drills, you better change your perspective and get
on with the program. They are not a boring routine, (and if
they are then you're not doing them right) - drills are your
ticket to success. Many well performed drills at the mindful
training session translate into one superior technique at
the race. Do you still think drills are a nuisance? Get your
book out, find those drills and get busy. (First chapters
on swimming include all needed "support" drills,
floating, moving and floating-moving drills, both in water
and on land.)
3. DO SHORT DISTANCE PRACTICE. So you don't
tire or hurt yourself with incorrectly performed swimming,
stick to very short practice swims. After all what's the point
of carrying on with technique that's not quite happening yet,
you don't want that ingrained. What you want is a short swim
to test it out and then drills again. One pool length is plenty
at the beginning.
Take your time to learn how your body moves in water, it
will help you to become a skillful and a confident swimmer.
Article by Dr. Nicholas Romanov
Composed by L. Romanov
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