I feel like I get very little power from my whip kick.
I am making sure to make a nice big circle and squeeze my legs together, and I think my feet are pointed in the right direction.
When I practice it on the deck, my instructor says it looks great.
But when I do it in the water, it doesn't matter what I do, I get very little propulsion from my kick.
(When my instructor does it, she goes half way across the pool with one kick! =))
Are there any little hints and tips for whip kick? What's the key to getting power into the kick?
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I am concerned about the "kick around".Once your feet are in the catch position they should NOT kick out. Since your feet are outside your knees they will follow a curve back,but the feeling is much more of kicking back than around.
Okay. So if my instructor says my kick is too small (i.e. not wide enough), is that an indication that my "catch" position isn't right?
In other words, if I think about kicking straight back, then my kick tends to be very small in terms of width.
I am concerned about the "kick around".Once your feet are in the catch position they should NOT kick out. Since your feet are outside your knees they will follow a curve back,but the feeling is much more of kicking back than around.
Okay. So if my instructor says my kick is too small (i.e. not wide enough), is that an indication that my "catch" position isn't right?
In other words, if I think about kicking straight back, then my kick tends to be very small in terms of width.
