I'm something of a newbie to masters, though I've been swimming a long time. I have no kick, zero, nada. I have tried at masters swim workouts, but if I attempt to move down the lane using kick only, I float absolutely still in the water. If I kick a lot, I get cramps in feet and calfs. What to do???
I also found what appears to be video footage of some of the participants from the study (www.asahi.com/.../AJ201807160003.html)
The snapshots below show a knee bend in the kick, which could cause considerable resistance, thus slowing them down the more they kick. A poor kicking technique would certainly affect the rate of speed, and the technique of these swimmers could skew the study against the use of the kick.
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I also found what appears to be video footage of some of the participants from the study (www.asahi.com/.../AJ201807160003.html)
The snapshots below show a knee bend in the kick, which could cause considerable resistance, thus slowing them down the more they kick. A poor kicking technique would certainly affect the rate of speed, and the technique of these swimmers could skew the study against the use of the kick.
lh3.googleusercontent.com/.../2019-06-23.pnglh3.googleusercontent.com/.../2019-06-23.png
