No ... this post has nothing to do with Tiger Woods. Catch, pull and roll were the three mental triggers that I used today during my swim to try and correct my technique.
Catch: when your arm is extended in front and you tilt your wrist so fingers are downward and you 'catch' the water in order to start your pull.
Pull: the process of bending the elbow and pulling yourself through the water using your hand and forearm, finishing with the hand pushing past the hip.
Roll: As each arm is extended out in front, the shoulders, torso and hips should roll about 45 degrees to that side. This enables easier breathing, but the main point is that it helps engage the back and chest muscles during the pull process and therefore saving the shoulders.
Today I swam about 450 metres and concentrated on the above points. I really felt a difference in that my shoulders were not nearly as tired at the end of it all. A bit more practice and hopefully it will become second nature. I also worked on bilateral breathing today - breathing to the left and to the right. Not as easy as it sounds if you are used to breathing to one side! I did take on a few mouthfuls of water!
All-in-all, today was a good session and I'm looking forward to my next swim. A 20 minute run tomorrow.
(One bad point about today is that I went to a large wholesale suppliers to get a few things and on the way home scoffed quite a lot of chocolate. So that hasn't helped me feel in tip top form! Rather sick in fact!)
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