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?
I tried the drill with kicking on one side -> 3 pulls -> kicking on other side. I did it over 5x100m, and currently I have really poor control over body position and the kick isn't great. But I will keep practicing, as I could feel the difference when returning to full stroke.
I also did the 5x100m kick set, and I went nowhere near as quick as I hoped, so was going off about 2:30. I will have to keep working on that too.
I tried the drill with kicking on one side -> 3 pulls -> kicking on other side. I did it over 5x100m, and currently I have really poor control over body position and the kick isn't great. But I will keep practicing, as I could feel the difference when returning to full stroke.
I also did the 5x100m kick set, and I went nowhere near as quick as I hoped, so was going off about 2:30. I will have to keep working on that too.
