Freestyle Kick Sequence Question

RE: Freestyle Kick Sequence Question

Former Member — Sat, 22 May 2004 14:45:58 GMT

Rob- Thanks for the drill suggestion. I'll give it a try.

RE: Freestyle Kick Sequence Question

Former Member — Fri, 21 May 2004 16:40:49 GMT

Wow! Way too much to think about. The only time I kick hard is in a sprint, and I only do that at the end of a distance event. I guess I only keep my legs moving just enough so they dont drag the bottom.:cool:

RE: Freestyle Kick Sequence Question

Former Member — Fri, 21 May 2004 08:35:38 GMT

I agree with Damage. I just kick enough to keep streamlined except for all out sprints or finishing hard on a longer swim. Anything more than that and I tire too quickly.

RE: Freestyle Kick Sequence Question

Rob Copeland — Thu, 20 May 2004 04:45:11 GMT

Yes, you have the sequence correct for a 6-beat kick. And you are right it is hard to try to concentrate on kicking in the correct sequence while swimming. One drill – is a 2-beat kick drill. Where your: left leg kicks down as right leg kicks up - right arm enters water left leg up/right leg down - left arm enters water. In between when you would have normally tossed in other kicks you let your legs float. With this drill, you can over emphasize the down kick to better feel that left leg down, right hand in. Additionally, you will find a number of swimmers who use a 2-beat kick almost exclusively while they swim.