Now that we’re continuing to establish a stable head, let’s look even more at the importance of the head position.  We discussed tucking the chin, and here’s a great way to spot-check just how much you should tuck the chin.

When you feel balanced, take your first and put it just under your chin.  Squeeze down gently with your chin to feel that position, then remove the fist, but keep your head in THAT position.

This drill is to make you aware of how close you can actually get your goggles to the water and still be productive.  In all of the back balance positions, you can use this simple checkpoint to see if you’re really balanced.

Try to get the BACK of your goggles to actually TOUCH the water.  If everything is in the correct position, your entire face will still be exposed to the air and your body will be very balanced.

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Kick on back with goggles underwater