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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The above replies are all very informative, thanks! Thanks quicksilver for the great picture! :D
I tried backstroke again today. I can't keep kicking quickly and frequently. Though my kick is strictly 6-beat, it's actually almost near a 2-beat kick, because only the first kick is a real kick, the following 2 kicks are sort of the "residual bounces" of the first one brought by inertia. This seems to be working ok for me since I have no speed demand, just learning to swim backstroke. Whenever I start kicking more frequently I lost the rhythm and slows down. If I don't kick too much, but keep legs straight, I glide more smoothly on the water :) I wonder if there are others doing similarly?
The above replies are all very informative, thanks! Thanks quicksilver for the great picture! :D
I tried backstroke again today. I can't keep kicking quickly and frequently. Though my kick is strictly 6-beat, it's actually almost near a 2-beat kick, because only the first kick is a real kick, the following 2 kicks are sort of the "residual bounces" of the first one brought by inertia. This seems to be working ok for me since I have no speed demand, just learning to swim backstroke. Whenever I start kicking more frequently I lost the rhythm and slows down. If I don't kick too much, but keep legs straight, I glide more smoothly on the water :) I wonder if there are others doing similarly?
