My son (14) has a natural and powerful breaststroke leg kick. With a kickboard he can beat everyone in his club except for one swimmer (who was a state champion). However, his full stroke is much less successful and I'm not sure what the problem is. He does not glide enough but when he tries to glide he slows down. His hips are lower in the water than when he uses the kickboard. His head is a little high. Could this be his problem? He is much more succesful at short sprints than long distance.
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Ditch the kick board and work on drills. Sounds like his pull needs work and stream line position with fast hands.
Go to http://www.goswim.tv for some really great *** stroke drills. You can watch the video of the drills and get pointers free of charge.
Make sure he is keeping his nose pointed down and try to remain in that position even when coming up to breath.
It's ok to be a good sprinter - nothing wrong with that.
Ditch the kick board and work on drills. Sounds like his pull needs work and stream line position with fast hands.
Go to http://www.goswim.tv for some really great *** stroke drills. You can watch the video of the drills and get pointers free of charge.
Make sure he is keeping his nose pointed down and try to remain in that position even when coming up to breath.
It's ok to be a good sprinter - nothing wrong with that.
