I have been trying to learn how to do a decent front crawl. With the help of many Forum users I have made some progress improving the arm pull, kick and breathing - as separate elements of the total motion. I am having trouble synchronizing the kicks with the pulls. Right now I think I am just kicking at a fast, steady rate (probably too fast), whatever the arms are doing. It doesn't feel natural. At what points in the arm pull do the kicks occur?
Thanks, as ever, for your help.
BTW, I looked into the class that they have at my facility, but everybody is waaay too advanced (they work on diving in and flip turns - ack! - I'd probably drown).
As it was explained to me years ago, and as mentioned by exrunner, a 6-beat kick is a one-two-three, one-two-three. With the left foot kicking down (one) as the right hand is entering the water and extending down. The left foot kicking down and right hand reaching down are part of maintaining balance in the water. I forget what I was told about kicks two and three, but for me they are timed so that I am ready for the right foot kicking down as the left hand enters and extends down.
And a 2-beat kick is just left foot kicking down-right hand entry, followed by right foot down and left hand entry. Drilling and learning a 2-beat kick should make the 6-beat easier.
As it was explained to me years ago, and as mentioned by exrunner, a 6-beat kick is a one-two-three, one-two-three. With the left foot kicking down (one) as the right hand is entering the water and extending down. The left foot kicking down and right hand reaching down are part of maintaining balance in the water. I forget what I was told about kicks two and three, but for me they are timed so that I am ready for the right foot kicking down as the left hand enters and extends down.
And a 2-beat kick is just left foot kicking down-right hand entry, followed by right foot down and left hand entry. Drilling and learning a 2-beat kick should make the 6-beat easier.
