My *** kick currently takes me either nowhere or slightly BACKWARDS. =)
(Boy, that sounds a lot like my once-broken flutter kick I was complaining about here. =))
My instructor insists that I do it in the following way:
1. streamline
2. bend legs keeping knees together
3. begin to separate feet, keeping knees together
4. whip legs out and back together, finally separating knees for an instant
I've tried this a thousand times and while I do move quite nicely when I add in my arm strokes, my kick contributes little or nothing to that movement.
I've watched a bunch of videos and I've found that most competitive swimmers (and even James Bond in Casino Royale =)) do the following:
1. streamline
2. bend legs AND separate needs to form a bent "V" of sorts
3. whip legs back together
Which style do you guys use? Does it make sense that I wouldn't be getting any power from the former style? I haven't even tried the second style, but I have a feeling it would work a lot better for me.
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Well, I am going to say SHOULD do it. Turning the feet outward on the leg pullup to the buttocks, helps when you go to finish the kick. Those feet turned outward and then when they finish that frog or whip kick, much force and propulsion is created when they come together at the finish. I also make sure that my ankles either touch or come very very close to touching on the finish of the kick, about the same time as I point or semi-point my toes.
Go online and find some videos of great breastrokers; you will get to see what they do in their kicks. I'll bet it is Description B in your earlier post.
I wonder why your swim coach hasn't come up with this idea yet? But like I said, go online and view some videos/pictures so you can see what needs to be done to propel yourself forward.
Donna
Well, I am going to say SHOULD do it. Turning the feet outward on the leg pullup to the buttocks, helps when you go to finish the kick. Those feet turned outward and then when they finish that frog or whip kick, much force and propulsion is created when they come together at the finish. I also make sure that my ankles either touch or come very very close to touching on the finish of the kick, about the same time as I point or semi-point my toes.
Go online and find some videos of great breastrokers; you will get to see what they do in their kicks. I'll bet it is Description B in your earlier post.
I wonder why your swim coach hasn't come up with this idea yet? But like I said, go online and view some videos/pictures so you can see what needs to be done to propel yourself forward.
Donna
