Guys, I seem to kick pretty fast without a board but when I swim at max speed or close to that speed I can't seem to kick like that. My legs drop in the water. I can't kick out of the water which I believe is very much essential to sprinting fast. I believe you guys can help my with this problem. Here's a video of me kicking at a moderate pace without board. I used two strokes in the end and you can see that as soon as I started to stroke my legs dropped :
Kicking 25m without board at moderate speed. - YouTube
So what is the solution to this problem ? HOW can I connect that without board kick with my full stroke swimming which I believe will make me a lot faster sprinter. Thanx in advance to you all.......................
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@ taruky : Thanx for the response. yes, the first point you made about kicking out of the water is something I absolutely agree with you. I go lot faster when I kick out of the water maybe because of my very flexible ankles. heres a clip of me swimming :
Swimming 25 at a higher than moderate speed. - YouTube
The thing you said about Getting some downward pressure in the front of my stroke might be actually right but then again you can see in the above clip that my hips stay on the surface. It is just my legs that are down.
You said that :
"The other thing I would keep in mind is that the high kick may be a result of their speed rather than the cause of speed"
It is something I find very very interesting but I don't agree with it. I believe That high and super fast kick is one of the most important things on achieving that kind of speed. But your comment was very interesting. Anyway I have a theory on my problem. I think when swimming I am focusing more and i mean much more on my downbeat rather then the whole kicking action. I should pay attention more on my Upbeat of the kick while swimming............................. What is your opinion about it ??????????? Could that be the cause?????????????????
THANX AGAIN for the reply.
@ taruky : Thanx for the response. yes, the first point you made about kicking out of the water is something I absolutely agree with you. I go lot faster when I kick out of the water maybe because of my very flexible ankles. heres a clip of me swimming :
Swimming 25 at a higher than moderate speed. - YouTube
The thing you said about Getting some downward pressure in the front of my stroke might be actually right but then again you can see in the above clip that my hips stay on the surface. It is just my legs that are down.
You said that :
"The other thing I would keep in mind is that the high kick may be a result of their speed rather than the cause of speed"
It is something I find very very interesting but I don't agree with it. I believe That high and super fast kick is one of the most important things on achieving that kind of speed. But your comment was very interesting. Anyway I have a theory on my problem. I think when swimming I am focusing more and i mean much more on my downbeat rather then the whole kicking action. I should pay attention more on my Upbeat of the kick while swimming............................. What is your opinion about it ??????????? Could that be the cause?????????????????
THANX AGAIN for the reply.
