{"id":207012,"date":"2016-06-09T00:05:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T07:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=207012"},"modified":"2016-06-08T11:47:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T18:47:52","slug":"fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-short-axis-combo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-short-axis-combo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitter And Faster Swim Drill Of The Week: Short Axis Combo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the \u201cSwim Drill of the Week\u201d sponsored by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fitterandfaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), Drill Of The Week excerpts are meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s drill is Short Axis Combo. Alternating between 2 cycles of butterfly and 2 cycles of breaststroke, this drill works on developing body awareness and forward undulation for both strokes. Take a look at the drill below:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fitter And Faster Swim Drill Of The Week: Short Axis Combo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HAn3nj-vpUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short Axis Combo requires swimmers to switch between short axis strokes through the length of the pool. Pushing off the wall, swimmers will alternate between 2 cycles of butterfly and 2 cycles of breaststroke, transitioning as seamlessly as possible between the strokes. The key to this drill is to maintain your momentum while transitioning between the different strokes. Butterfly and breaststroke are their most efficient when swimmers are focusing on undulating forward in their strokes. While butterfly and breaststroke have their own specific quirks, this drill is a great way to show your swimmers the similarities between the two strokes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When explaining Short Axis Combo, emphasize maintaining high hips across both strokes and carrying momentum at the end of each stroke transition into the next one. This drill is a great opportunity for your swimmers to develop body awareness and learn how to \u201cride the glide\u201d that is inherent in each stroke. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This drill is even more great to do with any level of swimmer as long as they have legal butterfly and breaststroke. 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