Swim Style Sticks™
Swim Style Sticks™ are a simple tool for both coach and swimmer to evaluate
long-axis body roll.
The different color sticks make it easy to differentiate between
shoulder roll and hip rotation for
head on video analysis. The coach can see and the swimmer can feel
rotation to help
pinpoint style and technique corrections.
The Style Sticks are a great way to teach a swimmer how to rotate at the shoulder and hip. This tool is used by beginners all the way up to Olympians.
In Hip Driven (long swimming), the sticks should rotate together. In Shoulder Driven (sprint swimming), the stick on the hips should remain level with the water, while the stick on the shoulder rotates. In Body Driven (end of the race swimming), the sticks should rotate together.