Relaxed swimming

Today my concentration was on:

1. Relaxing my hand
2. Splashless entry
3. Figuring out the right amount of roll

The #1 thing for me right now is relaxing my hand when it enters. I notice immediately that my hand and forearm almost double the amount of surface area when I relax my hand. My palm is automatically in teh right position to catch the water. Also my arm is deeper and ready to catch more water at the front of the stroke.

I find that I resist letting my hand go as deep as it will when it is relaxed. The habits in my body are to keep it close to the surface. I find if I just relax my stroke and let my hand "sink" naturally that works.

The splashless entry is really not a huge deal I think at this point except that it really does make you think about how you are placing your hand. I find that I sometimes do not relax however when I concentrate on the splashless entry.

Now the right amount of roll is key. Not too much. Not too little. That requires those midline stablilizers and training them. Again I need to just relax. I can feel when I go beyond my sweet spot. I just haven't drilled the sweet spot in yet. It's coming.

Did long swimming today just focusing on relaxing. My intent was to swim the last 25% of each distance more relaxed than the first 75% yet maintain the same speed.