All,
I swim with a masters group a few times a week.
In full stroke freestyle over 800m I keep pace with a number of my peers, but lose about 50m over 800m when we switch to arms only w/ pull buoy.
Clearly an opportunity for improvement - but I'm a little stumped. My kick is not strong - frankly I struggle on kick sets.
I'd be interested in any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong (or doing so right when I add the legs).
I shoud probably add, I've been working on this for some time and its baffled a fair few coaches!
Guyster.
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I can see how some swimmers who have very strong kicks, and may rely too much on their kicks, would want to isolate their arms to build upper body strength.
That being said, I tend to see a lot of swimmers who already have strong upper bodies, but weak kicks, using them as a sort of crutch. Perhaps they should drop the buoy set and consider a kick set.
I can see how some swimmers who have very strong kicks, and may rely too much on their kicks, would want to isolate their arms to build upper body strength.
That being said, I tend to see a lot of swimmers who already have strong upper bodies, but weak kicks, using them as a sort of crutch. Perhaps they should drop the buoy set and consider a kick set.
