Fine-Tune Backstroke

Glide Paddle: Ensures ‘Pinky First’ Entry on Backstroke

To set up the backstroke catch, the hand must enter pinky first and drive down in the water
The Glide Paddle will want to come off the hand if it enters with the back of the hand or crooked

By entering ‘pinky first’, your catch is ready by keeping pressure on the paddle bottom
Focus on starting the catch with pressure to your fingertips
This is best observed from directly above the head
If overreaching past the body line, the Glide paddle will cause more non-straight swimming

Backstroke ‘push’ phase on outsweep

As detailed in the Outsweep ‘Push’ for freestyle, a bent wrist is also needed for the backstroke outsweep
Drill: Slice the hands up and just push with the wrist/hand at the thighs

Don’t forget to rotate your shoulders upward as you develop the ‘push’ on your outsweep

Wrist Trainer: Improve Backstroke Catch

The Wrist Trainer can keep the elbow up to create a quicker/stronger backstroke catch
It acts like ‘reaching over’ a line as it reminds your bend the elbow quickly
Helps minimize ‘dropped elbow’ on the catch
Train with single arm drills
The Glide paddle will clean up the entry and force a strong catch
The Precision paddle will help retrain a dropped elbow (which is often the most important on the breakout stroke)
The Precision paddle will force you to focus more on the power from the forearm

Feedback (Swimmers FEEL / Coaches SEE / Video for Self-Analysis):

The Glide paddle will allow you to FEEL any loss of power in the catch
You should not FEEL the Precision paddle to try to move off you hand, even slightly