The Swimming Drill Book, 2E

The best-selling drill book in the sport is now updated, expanded, and improved. More than 175 drills, accompanied by detailed illustrations, will help coaches and swimmers master every skill. Drills for strokes, starts, turns, and finishes, as well as for buoyancy and body balance, breathing and kicking, and sculling, are bolstered by new chapters on poolside strength training and open-water swimming. Abstract: The best-selling drill book in the sport is now updated, expanded, and improved. More than 175 drills, accompanied by detailed illustrations, will help coaches and swimmers master every skill. Drills for strokes, starts, turns, and finishes, as well as for buoyancy and body balance, breathing and kicking, and sculling, are bolstered by new chapters on poolside strength training and open-water swimming Technique is critical in swimming performance. In the pool or open water, coaches and athletes alike know that efficiency in entering the water and in moving through it equates to milliseconds of improvement--milliseconds that make all the difference in a competition. That's where The Swimming Drill Book continues to deliver. The first edition quickly became the best-selling drill book in the sport. Now, this second edition ups the ante with more drills, new variations, and expanded coverage to help every swimmer. Inside, you'll find more than 175 drills for refining strokes, correcting faults, and improving your feel for the water. In addition to mastering all four competitive strokes--freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly--you'll learn the essentials of body position, sculling, starts, turns, and finishes. You'll even find all-new coverage of open-water drills and strength band workouts to be performed poolside. See for yourself why The Swimming Drill Book is on the shelf of every serious swimmer and coach. It delivers every stroke, every skill, and everything you need for swimming success. It Sounds Simple Enough, But Pruning Can Confound Even The Most Competent Gardener. This Book Explains The Do's And Don'ts Of Cutting Back; From Humble Houseplants To The Most Amazing Exotics, Readers Learn How To Make The Right Cut The First Time, Every Time. With Straightforward Prose, Over 250 Photographs, And 135 Drawings, This Essential Reference Walks Gardeners Through The Process Of Pruning Everything From Ornamental Trees And Bushes To Topiaries And Bonsai. The Author, Lee Reich, Is A Respected Horticulturist Who Writes Frequently On Gardening Subjects. Here, He Demystifies The Timing And Techniques That Result In The Most Successful Pruning For Healthy Growth And Good Form. Why Prune? -- Tools Of The Trade -- Plant Response To Pruning -- Deciduous Ornamental Bushes -- Deciduous Ornamental Trees -- Evergreen Trees And Bushes -- Ornamental Vines -- Edible Fruits And Nuts -- Houseplants -- Herbaceous Plants -- Pollarding -- Pleaching -- Topiary -- Standards -- Mowing -- Bonsai -- Espalier. Lee Reich. Includes Index. Drill Finder -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Body Position and Buoyancy -- Breathing and Kicking -- Sculling -- Backstroke -- Freestyle -- Breaststroke -- Butterfly -- Open-Water Swimming Drills -- Starts -- Freestyle and Backstroke Turns -- Other Turns and Finishes -- Strength Band Exercises -- About the author Pruning is often portrayed as a complicated art - even an arcane one. This book seeks to demystify the subject by offering a step-by-step guide to techniques for pruning anything from trees to indoor plants. The techniques covered include pollarding, pleaching, topiary, mowing and bonsai.