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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@ Underwater9 : THanksssssssss for the ideas. I will obviously give em a try.
@rtodd : thats exactly what I was talking about. my legs seem to kick below the surface which is not giving much propulsion at all. It is a swim that gets me close to a 26 low or a sub 26. My best is 24.6 in the 50 free LCM. you are maybe right about my mistiming of the 6 beat kick and the armcycle. Don't you think gilding a little before starting my catch in the 50 free will slow down my tempo a bit or are you suggesting it to learn the coordination between the arms and legs first ????????
@ Underwater9 : THanksssssssss for the ideas. I will obviously give em a try.
@rtodd : thats exactly what I was talking about. my legs seem to kick below the surface which is not giving much propulsion at all. It is a swim that gets me close to a 26 low or a sub 26. My best is 24.6 in the 50 free LCM. you are maybe right about my mistiming of the 6 beat kick and the armcycle. Don't you think gilding a little before starting my catch in the 50 free will slow down my tempo a bit or are you suggesting it to learn the coordination between the arms and legs first ????????
