I'm devoting a few weeks to a lot of kicking. Is that beneficial to my whole stroke? Of course I'll be doing whole strokes, but I'm focusing a lot on my kicks this week and the next.
So, my question is: is using a kickboard okay for *** kick? I've heard that some say that it makse your butt sink, which is NOT okay, and yes, I actually take more kicks to cover one length on a kickboard than on a kickboard with a pull buoy to make my butt float to the surface, despite the less power.
Which brings me to my second question: how about kicking on a kickboard with a pull buoy between my legs? I know it helps me keep my legs close when I kick, but if I keep on doing this will I be too dependent on the pull buoy to make my butt get near the surface, so that if the buoy is removed my butt will sink? Or is a pull buoy okay?
Lemme know your views on this! Thanks!
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Kicking is the heart of breaststroke, and kicking drills are how to get a great kick.
Kicking too wide and too hard at the start causes groin pulls.
Kicking too narrow causes knee problems and is less propulsive.
You must warm up the kick SLOWLY, doing several hundred yards or meters easy!!! This is the time to also kick on your back, to see if the knees are coming up which will cause MAJOR resistance when swimming breaststroke.
It is far better to kick without a kick board when you are trying to get the main kick set going. And kick with the head down.
Kick by pushing off underwater. Then kick to the surface, but don't breath on that kick. Then breathe on every other kick, trying to keep the head underwater at least one inch during the entire kick.
And always count the kicks, how else to find out if you are getting better?
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Former Member
Kicking is the heart of breaststroke, and kicking drills are how to get a great kick.
Kicking too wide and too hard at the start causes groin pulls.
Kicking too narrow causes knee problems and is less propulsive.
You must warm up the kick SLOWLY, doing several hundred yards or meters easy!!! This is the time to also kick on your back, to see if the knees are coming up which will cause MAJOR resistance when swimming breaststroke.
It is far better to kick without a kick board when you are trying to get the main kick set going. And kick with the head down.
Kick by pushing off underwater. Then kick to the surface, but don't breath on that kick. Then breathe on every other kick, trying to keep the head underwater at least one inch during the entire kick.
And always count the kicks, how else to find out if you are getting better?
