Technique, technique, technique

Very early morning start to drop my son off at school for 6am as he was flying out to Spain this morning for football training.  As the other parents were returning to their beds I headed off to the pool.  None of my tri pals were there so I spent the first 15 minutes warming up in the pool but I could feel my right shoulder with every stroke.  Then one of the ATHelite coaches turned up and he made a few observations and suggested a change in my technique.  It felt odd at first and then I realised I had no more shoulder pain.
Simple body mechanics but not so simple to put into practice.  The ideal thing about this session was I was under no pressure to go fast against the clock or chasing other swimmers to avoid being lapped.  I could swim in slow motion and concentrate on the new technique and feel what was happening.  It will take a long time to make this the norm but now I have the picture in my head I will strive towards it.  Perhaps the message today is that in order to improve you need to get some outside help and then take time out to work on the improvements.  Certainly helped me today - thanks Colin.