Doug Miller 5/25/23 Doug Miller 5/25/23

Do’s and Don’ts - Dropped Elbow

Dropping your elbow in the freestyle pull is the most common error we see. It’s THE reason most swimmers are not generating as much power as they’d like!

Doug Miller 4/12/23 Doug Miller 4/12/23

Developing ‘feel’ for water

The biggest challenge for the adult swimmers we see in our program is developing "feel" for the water.

That's so important, of course, in all facets of swimming. But where it becomes an issue in freestyle is when athletes are unable to develop an effective catch and a solid grip on the water.

I use what I call a Hinge Drill Progression where…