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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Thank you for your opinion.
My current count is 19, which I can maintain for hundreds of yards. I can decrease it to 17 or 18, but that puts lots of pressure on my shoulder. I thought my kick was weak but not bad because of my poor ankle flexibility. Now I am not sure after terry's post. I tried both the 4 beat and 2 beat style, and I have the same troke count for both. However, when I wear a pair of F size zoomers, I feel my speed and stroke count improve significantly even when I use a 2 beat, especially I sense less deceleration during my catch. Typically, how do you train stroke per length? How much volume? what type of exercise?
Thank you for your opinion.
My current count is 19, which I can maintain for hundreds of yards. I can decrease it to 17 or 18, but that puts lots of pressure on my shoulder. I thought my kick was weak but not bad because of my poor ankle flexibility. Now I am not sure after terry's post. I tried both the 4 beat and 2 beat style, and I have the same troke count for both. However, when I wear a pair of F size zoomers, I feel my speed and stroke count improve significantly even when I use a 2 beat, especially I sense less deceleration during my catch. Typically, how do you train stroke per length? How much volume? what type of exercise?
