I've noticed that when I kick on my back I really move...when I kick on my stomach it's not as fast. I wouldn't mind so much but I can only do so much backstroke due to an old rotator cuff injury. So...other than kicking (because I am getting really frustrated) what can I do to get my freestyle flutter more effective? Any dryland? I notice that there is rarely any "whitewater" when I kick, even when I feel like I'm kicking hard. I do see "boiling" though. If that even makes sense...Thanks:)
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that stretch looks like it would be bad for your knees.
I do this one regularly and don't have any problems with my knees. Perhaps if you had bad knees already it might affect them. I never swim breastroke but have done a fair amount of running.
It hurts like hell at first. Not in the knees, though. In the thighs and the ankles. Initially, I could only hold that position for a few seconds But now I am quite relaxed in it.
I would also strongly reccommend that you work on ankle flexibility. I can almost guarantee you will see the results. Interestingly, I have had a bigger improvement in my SDK than in my freestyle kick. Perhaps this is because with the dolphin kick the feet are more naturally pointed whereas I have to make more of a conscious effort to do it with freestyle kick.
Syd
that stretch looks like it would be bad for your knees.
I do this one regularly and don't have any problems with my knees. Perhaps if you had bad knees already it might affect them. I never swim breastroke but have done a fair amount of running.
It hurts like hell at first. Not in the knees, though. In the thighs and the ankles. Initially, I could only hold that position for a few seconds But now I am quite relaxed in it.
I would also strongly reccommend that you work on ankle flexibility. I can almost guarantee you will see the results. Interestingly, I have had a bigger improvement in my SDK than in my freestyle kick. Perhaps this is because with the dolphin kick the feet are more naturally pointed whereas I have to make more of a conscious effort to do it with freestyle kick.
Syd
