Well... since I've only ever done drills in open water with a wetsuit, I don't know if it's more fun than without a wetsuit!

I did go to the lap pool for over an hour today to work on the two-beat kick. I just wasn't very coordinated at first and couldn't get the concept of kicking the opposite leg from the spearing arm. I read on some swimming message board that fins can help, so I borrowed DH's. After much trial and error and intense concentration, I was able to coordinate the proper arm with the proper leg. That was SO exciting! Seriously! After that, I was able to do it without the fins, too. DH said my kick was too big, but I was able to make it much smaller after he told me that. He also told me to make hip drive a focal point (like I did in my lesson on Thursday) and that helped, too.

By the time I got the 2BK work done, I was too fried to do much work on any breathing exercises, but it was a productive pool session, nonetheless.

Alex