{"id":281051,"date":"2017-10-20T09:14:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=281051"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:35:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T17:35:43","slug":"training-tip-of-the-week-dps-freestyle-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-dps-freestyle-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Tip of the Week: DPS &#8211; Freestyle Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cTraining Tip of the Week.\u201d Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we\u2019ll explore every month with drills and concepts for you to 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), Training Tips of the Month are meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s training tip is centered around <\/span><b>Distance Per Stroke <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(DPS). This is a term that is thrown around a lot in swimming, and for good reason. The greater your distance per stroke, the more efficient you are moving through the water, which ultimately makes for faster swimming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, we are going to focus on another key elements of distance per stroke: the finish of the freestyle pull. You can read other week\u2019s tip related to distance per stroke, front end extension and high elbow catch, by clicking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-distance-per-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-dps-high-elbow-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major part of setting up your stroke for a strong finish is making sure you have a consistent\u00a0high elbow catch, so look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-dps-high-elbow-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\">last week\u2019s article<\/a> for tips to set that up. The stronger your initial contact with the water is, the stronger (and more efficient) your final contact with the water will be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common problem with swimmers is either slipping through the second half of their stroke or exiting the water too soon. While everyone\u2019s stroke will be slightly different, make sure your athletes are applying force all the way through their freestyle pull. An easy drill to work on this is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-drill-of-the-week-finish-drill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finish drill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a simple drill that exaggerates the second half of the pull and exit from the water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, any drill that slows down the stroke will let the focus shift to the power in the second half of the stroke. While drills like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-6-kick-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 kick switch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-drill-of-the-week-six-kick-dps-with-jimmy-feigen\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-6-3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work on body position, they also provide the opportunity to \u201creset\u201d between strokes and focus on power and length as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video review is great during these drills because athletes can\u2019t always perceive when they are exiting the water early. 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