Does anyone else here NOT kick when they swim freestyle?
When I was 19, a coach told me that a lot of "real" freestylers don't kick, which was a surprise to me because every other coach I'd had would yell at me to kick during my events. I grew up thinking I was the odd one out, but maybe someone on here knows what I'm talking about...
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Free kick seems to tire me out even more than fly kick so i've kind of avoided it at all costs :o thinking 'why bother, it won't do me any good'...but based on your experience, i think i'm going to need t do with free kick like i did with fly kick - start building in sets of free kick with fins into every workout. :eek:!
Ankle 'floppyness' and flexibility are very important too.
Here my big toe touches the ground while having my leg entirely flat on the ground..
www.dropshots.com/day.php
As a result of a good ankle flexibility and floppyness, I am not putting any effort whatsoever in this kicking demo here..
www.dropshots.com/day.php
Free kick seems to tire me out even more than fly kick so i've kind of avoided it at all costs :o thinking 'why bother, it won't do me any good'...but based on your experience, i think i'm going to need t do with free kick like i did with fly kick - start building in sets of free kick with fins into every workout. :eek:!
Ankle 'floppyness' and flexibility are very important too.
Here my big toe touches the ground while having my leg entirely flat on the ground..
www.dropshots.com/day.php
As a result of a good ankle flexibility and floppyness, I am not putting any effort whatsoever in this kicking demo here..
www.dropshots.com/day.php
