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Sometimes, you just have to go back to basics with a nice simple freestyle drill progression. For this month, we went with a one-arm, six-beat kick progression, focusing on driving through the body rotation. To try out the drill, keep one arm at your side, while using the other to take regular strokes. Rotate as if you are using both arms, but just drive with the shoulder of the arm that’s down to rotate.
We’d recommend also trying this out with a snorkel if you’ve got one on hand.
Here’s a look at the progression.
Single arm 6-beat kick, emphasis on rotation with good kick
Both arms, but holding rotation and focusing on kick
Catch up, still thinking about rotation and kick
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