How much does a swimmer's kick affect his/her stroke length? Should a weak kicker use long stroke style? I am a WEAK kiker and 5.58 feet (170 cm) tall, what is my optimal stroke count for 25 yard?
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How much does a swimmer's kick affect his/her stroke length? Should a weak kicker use long stroke style? I am a WEAK kiker and 5.58 feet (170 cm) tall, what is my optimal stroke count for 25 yard?
Without being able to take a look at your technique, it's hard to set an realistic stroke count target. What's your actual stroke count at the moment?
As for the weak kicker aspect. Well that depends. Is it weak or bad?
A bad kicking action will have a negative impact on drag. It increases drag resistance. Which in turn will have a negative impact on stroke length.
In fact it's a good question that you're asking. Most technical flaws can fit into two categories. Those who have a bad impact on stroke rate, and those who have a bad impact on stroke length. A poor kicking action may have a bad impact on both.
That being said, if you kicking action and overall balance are good but weak as a result of poor ankle flexibility for instance, that may not increase drag per se. And in such a case, it may not affect stroke length negatively.
How much does a swimmer's kick affect his/her stroke length? Should a weak kicker use long stroke style? I am a WEAK kiker and 5.58 feet (170 cm) tall, what is my optimal stroke count for 25 yard?
Without being able to take a look at your technique, it's hard to set an realistic stroke count target. What's your actual stroke count at the moment?
As for the weak kicker aspect. Well that depends. Is it weak or bad?
A bad kicking action will have a negative impact on drag. It increases drag resistance. Which in turn will have a negative impact on stroke length.
In fact it's a good question that you're asking. Most technical flaws can fit into two categories. Those who have a bad impact on stroke rate, and those who have a bad impact on stroke length. A poor kicking action may have a bad impact on both.
That being said, if you kicking action and overall balance are good but weak as a result of poor ankle flexibility for instance, that may not increase drag per se. And in such a case, it may not affect stroke length negatively.
