Why A Bigger Kick Makes You Slower: The Goldilocks Principle of Kick Size
Discover why a bigger kick will pull your hips down and tire you out faster. Learn how your natural walking and running patterns work against you in the water, plus specific techniques and drills to keep your kick within the optimal 'hip-width' zone for maximum lift.
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If you read Part 5 of the Sinking Legs Series and started working on your kick, you might have run into a frustrating problem: the harder you kick, the more your hips seem to drop. This counterintuitive issue happens when swimmers kick too big or too deep, actually pulling their hips down with their legs instead of lifting them up.
Sound Familiar?
- ✗Your legs sink no matter how hard you kick
- ✗You pray every race will be wetsuit legal
- ✗You rely on a pull buoy just to feel balanced
What You'll Learn:
- ✓Understand why bigger kicks drag your hips down instead of lifting your legs up
- ✓Learn the 'hip-width rule' for optimal kick depth that maximizes lift
- ✓Recognize how walking and running movement patterns sabotage your swimming kick
- ✓Master vertical kicking for immediate feedback on kick size and efficiency
- ✓Learn creative ways to incorporate the pull buoy and ankle band as training tools to develop proper kick boundaries
Hey! I'm Rory from SwimFast
I'm a swim coach who gave up working with kids to focus exclusively on helping Age Group Triathletes like you. Most of my athletes don't have the technique foundation of swimmers who started young, or the time to swim 30km per week like the pros. verything on ICanSwimFast.com is designed to help you swim faster and more efficiently, even with limited pool time.
Why A Bigger Kick Makes You Slower: The Goldilocks Principle of Kick Size
Discover why a bigger kick will pull your hips down and tire you out faster. Learn how your natural walking and running patterns work against you in the water, plus specific techniques and drills to keep your kick within the optimal 'hip-width' zone for maximum lift.
What's Inside
From the Guide:
If you read Part 5 of the Sinking Legs Series and started working on your kick, you might have run into a frustrating problem: the harder you kick, the more your hips seem to drop. This counterintuitive issue happens when swimmers kick too big or too deep, actually pulling their hips down with their legs instead of lifting them up.
Sound Familiar?
- ✗Your legs sink no matter how hard you kick
- ✗You pray every race will be wetsuit legal
- ✗You rely on a pull buoy just to feel balanced
What You'll Learn:
- ✓Understand why bigger kicks drag your hips down instead of lifting your legs up
- ✓Learn the 'hip-width rule' for optimal kick depth that maximizes lift
- ✓Recognize how walking and running movement patterns sabotage your swimming kick
- ✓Master vertical kicking for immediate feedback on kick size and efficiency
- ✓Learn creative ways to incorporate the pull buoy and ankle band as training tools to develop proper kick boundaries
Hey! I'm Rory from SwimFast
I'm a swim coach who gave up working with kids to focus exclusively on helping Age Group Triathletes like you. Most of my athletes don't have the technique foundation of swimmers who started young, or the time to swim 30km per week like the pros. Everything on ICanSwimFast.com is designed to help you swim faster and more efficiently, even with limited pool time.
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