Increasing turnover

Why do I need to increase turnover: I have always been made fun of for my slow turn over. After a 50 free last November, my wife told me I needed to stop swimming the event, I looked too slow. She has been swimming competitively since she was a little kid and she wasn't joking. I got second in my heat. All right, now I see. Do you think your kick/stroke pattern is a true 6Beat kick or is there a possibility that you actually end up over kicking? During the full stroke execution I mean? Because if you are indeed using a 6Beat kick pattern, then it is either of the following two things: Your kicking rate is too slow, or it is being slowed down by your pulling action. If you are indeed overkicking then you probably found your problem. In this case I'd add the 6beatkick to 1 arm progression to the list of drill, putting emphasis on the respect of the 6beat clock. YouTube - Freestyle 6beat kicking to 1arm progression Note how the kid on the clip is catching very early, almost immediately after the arm entry? This is because not having the other arm to help, this drill forces him to do so in order to lessen the dead spot in propulsion. This is where this drill comes in handy, that combined with the opportunity to properly time the stroke kick relative to pull (6beat). Note also that the first part is just like one arm but without any arm. Body roll kick breathing, all the same. Say you manage to master it (it's not easy I'm telling you) then if you can 6Beat/Body roll fast enough this becomes your new turnover given that your pulling action doesn't slow down this 6tick clock. The worst cases on earth in term of turnover rate can sometimes add the fist pulling as a drill. Full stroke 6beat while pulling with fists instead of open hands. It's like a kick in the butt, a wakeup call with a full bucket of icy water.

Why do I need to increase turnover: I have always been made fun of for my slow turn over. After a 50 free last November, my wife told me I needed to stop swimming the event, I looked too slow. She has been swimming competitively since she was a little kid and she wasn't joking. I got second in my heat. All right, now I see. Do you think your kick/stroke pattern is a true 6Beat kick or is there a possibility that you actually end up over kicking? During the full stroke execution I mean? Because if you are indeed using a 6Beat kick pattern, then it is either of the following two things: Your kicking rate is too slow, or it is being slowed down by your pulling action. If you are indeed overkicking then you probably found your problem. In this case I'd add the 6beatkick to 1 arm progression to the list of drill, putting emphasis on the respect of the 6beat clock. YouTube - Freestyle 6beat kicking to 1arm progression Note how the kid on the clip is catching very early, almost immediately after the arm entry? This is because not having the other arm to help, this drill forces him to do so in order to lessen the dead spot in propulsion. This is where this drill comes in handy, that combined with the opportunity to properly time the stroke kick relative to pull (6beat). Note also that the first part is just like one arm but without any arm. Body roll kick breathing, all the same. Say you manage to master it (it's not easy I'm telling you) then if you can 6Beat/Body roll fast enough this becomes your new turnover given that your pulling action doesn't slow down this 6tick clock. The worst cases on earth in term of turnover rate can sometimes add the fist pulling as a drill. Full stroke 6beat while pulling with fists instead of open hands. It's like a kick in the butt, a wakeup call with a full bucket of icy water.