Yesterday I improved my dynamic pb from 50 m to 56 meters. But the thing is, I did it in an 8 meter long pool , so its 7 lengths to get to 56 meters.
I usually do dynamics in a 25 meter pool, so that means only 2 lengths required to get to my previous pb.
The obvious difference is that I had to turn around a lot more in the 8 meter pool and now I wonder if this is more or less efficient than just swimming in a straight line and only turning once. I guess it also depends on your technique : if you have a great swinmming technique, but you suck at turning it's probably better to do dynamics in a bigger pool.
A few days ago, I did a dynamic in a 50 m pool, it took ages to get to the other side :duh . 50 m in one go definitely *feels* further than 2x 25m. But the 8 meter pool is ofcourse a more extreme situation, so differences are easier to detect.
In my case, it seems as if a smaller pool is better for me, but I can't make a conclusion one just one go (besides, there were a lot of people watching so I pushed myself further, so I'd like to think that even in a 25 meter pool I would have improved my pb)
How do you feel the length of the pool influences your dynamic ? Do you feel that turning around and pushing off the side is more efficient than doing a few strokes, or not ? I'm curious ...
I usually do dynamics in a 25 meter pool, so that means only 2 lengths required to get to my previous pb.
The obvious difference is that I had to turn around a lot more in the 8 meter pool and now I wonder if this is more or less efficient than just swimming in a straight line and only turning once. I guess it also depends on your technique : if you have a great swinmming technique, but you suck at turning it's probably better to do dynamics in a bigger pool.
A few days ago, I did a dynamic in a 50 m pool, it took ages to get to the other side :duh . 50 m in one go definitely *feels* further than 2x 25m. But the 8 meter pool is ofcourse a more extreme situation, so differences are easier to detect.
In my case, it seems as if a smaller pool is better for me, but I can't make a conclusion one just one go (besides, there were a lot of people watching so I pushed myself further, so I'd like to think that even in a 25 meter pool I would have improved my pb)
How do you feel the length of the pool influences your dynamic ? Do you feel that turning around and pushing off the side is more efficient than doing a few strokes, or not ? I'm curious ...