I have always had a problem keeping my legs up on my Crawl stroke. I'm 66 a new swimmer ( 3 years ). My masters coach has gotten my arm stroke straighten out, no pun intended, so I do catch the water and keep my elbow up.
But he continues to tell me I drop my hips with many suggestions like drop my head, swim down hill, suck up my butt, push my chest down. But I still have a problem.
In fact I really don't care if I have a good kick, I just don't want my legs to sink and slow me down.
Are their any dry land drills that will help me,
I am devoting Jan & Feb to improving my technique and the hell with any endurance training, so I still have 36 days left to get my legs up.
Thanks,
Bob
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My coach would have us work on a surface kick "swim/drill" where we consciously caused the feet to break the surface on the up stroke which caused a slightly exagerrated kerplunk as the foot kicked down. This is done with a 2 beat kick and after just a 25 or two I could settle into a good rhythm.
We usually do this on a slightly longer swim - like 200s or 400s at a modest pace. I like it with a snorkel which mimizes the impact of breathing on the drill. I think it helps keep the feet just active enough not to sink.
My coach would have us work on a surface kick "swim/drill" where we consciously caused the feet to break the surface on the up stroke which caused a slightly exagerrated kerplunk as the foot kicked down. This is done with a 2 beat kick and after just a 25 or two I could settle into a good rhythm.
We usually do this on a slightly longer swim - like 200s or 400s at a modest pace. I like it with a snorkel which mimizes the impact of breathing on the drill. I think it helps keep the feet just active enough not to sink.
