How to Use the Glide Paddle

Fix any unnecessary lateral movements

• Crossover stroking and S stroking
  • Single arm stroking pausing at each part of the stroke with opposite arm up Glide Paddles on both hands if crossing over
  • Single arm stroking with one hand down Glide Paddle on stroking arm
  • Catch up at thigh with Glide Paddle
  • Stroke with the Glide Paddle
• Over compensating for breathing
  • Single arm stroking with one arm up with Glide Paddle on stroking hand
    • If slicing in or out to the side use a Glide Paddle on non-stroking hand
    • If laying on non-stroking arm use a Precision Paddle on non-stroking hand
  • Single arm stroking with the opposite arm down by the side

Fix leading elbow on outsweep

• Catch up at thigh with Glide Paddles
• Single arm stroking pausing at each part of the stroke with opposite arm up
• 6 Kick Switch

Improve to a stable stroke

• Keep a relaxed hand on the Glide Paddle so the paddle is free to move on the hand
• Single arm stroking with hand up or down

Improve Breaststroke hand recovery

• Pull only
• Single arm stroking with hand up
• Pull only with ankle buoy (pull buoy + 1FlexBand)
• Pull only with both legs in one cuff of the 1FlexBand

Improve Backstroke hand entry

• Glide Paddle will move if hand enters at the wrong pitch
• 6 Kick Switch
• Pull only with an ankle buoy (pull buoy + 1FlexBand)

Improve hands on flip turn

• The Glide Paddles brings more attention to hands during the turn
• 5 stroke flip

Improve workout

• Use in the pre-set to fine tune the stroke before the main set
  • Single arm stroking with the Glide on the Lead Hand (opposite hand stability)
  • 5 stroke flip
  • Pull only alternating between Breaststroke, Backstroke, and Freestyle