Coaches, fellow swimmers: How to learn/practice dolphin kick start in freestyle and backstroke? Appreciate any help! :D (this will be a way to reduce stroke per length)
Yes, I think so! Not that I'm great at either. Regarding getting better distance per stroke, you are quite right about the dolphin kick, good-push-off-the-wall and fewer strokes per length, PLUS you get to rest your arms a little bit.
So I am told.
When I ask my team to do the turning dolphin kick drill (I call it "Spin the Bottle), they hate it. I don't know why. I love it. Looking up through the water but being underneath and dolphin kicking, I find that very cool, plus I feel it helps me orient myself in any position off the wall. My team does like the title of the drill, however (the one Andy refers to).
Yes, I think so! Not that I'm great at either. Regarding getting better distance per stroke, you are quite right about the dolphin kick, good-push-off-the-wall and fewer strokes per length, PLUS you get to rest your arms a little bit.
So I am told.
When I ask my team to do the turning dolphin kick drill (I call it "Spin the Bottle), they hate it. I don't know why. I love it. Looking up through the water but being underneath and dolphin kicking, I find that very cool, plus I feel it helps me orient myself in any position off the wall. My team does like the title of the drill, however (the one Andy refers to).
