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.......................
I see what you mean. While you are sprinting I don't see much of a kick at all. It looked like you had more kick in your easy 25 you posted a while back.
It seemed like you were really spinning with no traction. Is that the same swim that gets you a 27? Maybe your arm cycle is not timed correctly with a 6 beat kick? You gotta see your heels break the surface in a sprint. Try establishing a monster six beat kick with heels breaking the surface and then match your arm cycle rate to that kick tempo. If that means you glide a bit more before your catch, so be it.
I see what you mean. While you are sprinting I don't see much of a kick at all. It looked like you had more kick in your easy 25 you posted a while back.
It seemed like you were really spinning with no traction. Is that the same swim that gets you a 27? Maybe your arm cycle is not timed correctly with a 6 beat kick? You gotta see your heels break the surface in a sprint. Try establishing a monster six beat kick with heels breaking the surface and then match your arm cycle rate to that kick tempo. If that means you glide a bit more before your catch, so be it.
