Hello,
I am a fitness swimmer. I need help with my freestyle kicking. When I use a kick board.. I barely propel through the water. I am having trouble flexing at the hip joint... I tend to keep bending my knee joint. I have heard that vertical kicking drills help. Are there any other suggestions or resources on the web that anyone can reccommend??
Thanks
John
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Practice practice practice - If you want a good (or better) kick then do it more.
I imagine as a fitness swimmer you get in and concentrate on basic swimming either because you are unmotivated by your poor kick to bother doing it or due to time restraints.
You may have a poor kick because as a fitness swimmer you do not have the flexibilty in your leg joints - esp' ankles - to provide a propulsive kick.
So:
1. Get a pair of fins and do the (abundance of) kick drills available
2. Sit on your ankles to increase your ankle flexibilty
3. Kick correctly when practising - keep it small and loose
Good luck
Practice practice practice - If you want a good (or better) kick then do it more.
I imagine as a fitness swimmer you get in and concentrate on basic swimming either because you are unmotivated by your poor kick to bother doing it or due to time restraints.
You may have a poor kick because as a fitness swimmer you do not have the flexibilty in your leg joints - esp' ankles - to provide a propulsive kick.
So:
1. Get a pair of fins and do the (abundance of) kick drills available
2. Sit on your ankles to increase your ankle flexibilty
3. Kick correctly when practising - keep it small and loose
Good luck
