Another thing that drill is for is to help you learn how to blend the various elements of the stroke. You can feel exactly where you need to add in the back (to keep the stroke going). (There's a distinct "clunk" felt when the legs have added all they're going to add to the stroke.) When you can finally add the back swing, it's a distinct relief! But then you discover when the arms need to be added, because, again, you can feel the quite abrupt end of the backswing's contribution to the stroke.sheehc wrote:1) It's mostly due to the length of the stroke (you are only using your legs after all) which will severely limit the wattage you can attain. As you get stronger and better, the wattage goes up, but this drill is not about max wattage. It's about learning how to connect at maybe 70% pressure (enough to feel the connection and that's all). You can do a few strokes at a higher pressure to test that you hold the connection as speed increases, however this is not a max wattage drill.
HTH,
Alissa