I have always been terrible at kick, and I believe it holds me back, so I want to make some improvements. As an age group swimmer, we would train lots of 50m kick on 60 secs, and I would struggle at that pace, and now I am older and heavier than I was then.
Physically I am 6'2" and about 225#, but my feet don't measure up at all at size 8, with a high arch and hammer toes. I don't want to make excuses, but this may be why my feet struggle to catch the water properly. I know this means I'm going to struggle, but I am looking to do the best with what I have.
What should I do in training to:
Improve feel for the water and effectiveness of kick?
Greatly improve kicking endurance?
Keep my kick "switched on" when doing full stroke?
Are there other factors I should consider?
5x100 kick sets make me laugh. I cannot make 25yd kicking in any amount of time. I literally come to a dead stop in the water after a few yards. But I try anyway.
OK, maybe that was a little aggressive. I'm a relatively good kicker but I didn't scale down. My college coach used to make us do 1500 kick for time at the end of practice once a month or so, you kind of force yourself to get better a kicking for that or you're in your own personal hell for 20-30 minutes.
5x100 kick sets make me laugh. I cannot make 25yd kicking in any amount of time. I literally come to a dead stop in the water after a few yards. But I try anyway.
OK, maybe that was a little aggressive. I'm a relatively good kicker but I didn't scale down. My college coach used to make us do 1500 kick for time at the end of practice once a month or so, you kind of force yourself to get better a kicking for that or you're in your own personal hell for 20-30 minutes.
