Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

SIX Is A Magic Number

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Sep 06, 2009
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Are you making a change to your stroke? Struggling? Does it seem to require continual focus?
Here’s an interesting rule of thumb: After focusing on a change for six swim sessions it should suddenly feel a lot more natural. That’s just how it works, you’ll get in on your 7th session and it’ll just click - the modification suddenly feels smooth. So, if you…

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