The legs will split a little, sometimes this depends on the pace of the stroke. Reducing knee flexion or a big wind up from the knee is key but, there will be some small kneed bend.
Yep! That previous video we were very much oriented towards a 2 beat 'kick', more knee flexion and press down - now subtle change, to a more upper leg / glute based press; our swimmers have found this incredible shift to a smoother, lighter cleaner stroke. More balanced and streamlined. Those previous exercise's can still be applied and practiced with more of a press application. We're taking them down and re - doing them
@@SWIMLABAustralia I like the idea of the split: I saw the same leg movement in other videos of prominent long distance swimmers. My legs go into the stacked position that you mentioned (similar to Terry's, I guess, but much more splayed) and tend to sink. And I don't feel what you describe in the video, this pressing up and down. I tried the exercise a few times with no success. Is it a matter of practice?
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Is it necessary to split the legs. What happens if we keep it straight and close to each other.
The legs will split a little, sometimes this depends on the pace of the stroke. Reducing knee flexion or a big wind up from the knee is key but, there will be some small kneed bend.
Is it me or this is very different from your video "2 beat kick tips for freestyle" that you posted 2 years ago?
Yep! That previous video we were very much oriented towards a 2 beat 'kick', more knee flexion and press down - now subtle change, to a more upper leg / glute based press; our swimmers have found this incredible shift to a smoother, lighter cleaner stroke. More balanced and streamlined. Those previous exercise's can still be applied and practiced with more of a press application. We're taking them down and re - doing them
@@SWIMLABAustralia I like the idea of the split: I saw the same leg movement in other videos of prominent long distance swimmers. My legs go into the stacked position that you mentioned (similar to Terry's, I guess, but much more splayed) and tend to sink. And I don't feel what you describe in the video, this pressing up and down. I tried the exercise a few times with no success. Is it a matter of practice?