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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Thanks for the replies, folks.
Man, I'm tired. My shoulders are sore. My legs are sore.
And I have more swimming to do tonight. argh.
I think "practicing" "floats" and "good body position" are going to be on the agenda... and maybe... "how to sit properly on the side of the pool" or "how to stand in the water and not move". You know, challenging stuff.
In other news, after some TI drills, I've improved my freestyle a lot. I think I have a high Stroke Length for a beginner. It certainly feels like it. I get a lot of power from rolling.
Thanks for the replies, folks.
Man, I'm tired. My shoulders are sore. My legs are sore.
And I have more swimming to do tonight. argh.
I think "practicing" "floats" and "good body position" are going to be on the agenda... and maybe... "how to sit properly on the side of the pool" or "how to stand in the water and not move". You know, challenging stuff.
In other news, after some TI drills, I've improved my freestyle a lot. I think I have a high Stroke Length for a beginner. It certainly feels like it. I get a lot of power from rolling.
