Now that I've finally managed to get my 2-beat freestyle kick timing more or less corrected (left leg kicking down on right hand entry, etc.), I'm wondering if the same principle applies to the backstroke kick?
Most backstroke kicking advice I've seen seems to be of the "just kick continuously" variety.
Does it make sense to work on kicking up with the opposite foot at hand entry in backstroke?
Thanks for any suggestions.
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I could never figure out backstroke kick timing until someone suggested doing just the kick for a few lengths and emphasizing every third kick (left right LEFT right left RIGHT...) to see what happened. Then I realized how the kick contributed to body rotation and was able to time it with the arm stroke. Kicking backwards seems to be an important part of the rotation.
I could never figure out backstroke kick timing until someone suggested doing just the kick for a few lengths and emphasizing every third kick (left right LEFT right left RIGHT...) to see what happened. Then I realized how the kick contributed to body rotation and was able to time it with the arm stroke. Kicking backwards seems to be an important part of the rotation.
