Article Directory :: Sports & Recreation Articles How to Double Your Swimming Kick Power By Brenton Ford Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 26Aug2009 Word count: 400 Viewed: 485 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site As a coach of both elite and amateur swimmers, it is apparent that one of the biggest issues facing adult swimmers is the ability to generate power from their kick. There is a noticeable difference between those swimmers who were taught correctly as a kid or teenager, and those which have never been shown the correct technique for kicking in swimming. In some cases, I've seen people being dragged backwards because of their kick (true story!). There is a simple way to dramatically improve your kicking power even if you have bad ankle flexibility, and you can implement it starting today. There are three keys to correct kicking technique in swimming. Swimmers must point their feet down (pointing in the opposite direction to where they want to go) and they must turn their feet and big toe inwards. In addition, the feet must always remain in the water with the heels slightly breaking the surface of the water. Most swimmers will get the first point correct without being shown because it happens naturally during the kick, however the second point is something which needs to be learned. By pointing the feet and big toes inwards (towards the centre line of the body) it increases the area of the feet which is used to generate propulsion and it increases the ankle flex of swimmer during the kicking motion (without needing to increase your ankle flexibility!). The feet and legs should remain 'relaxed' throughout the kick as this helps with leg flexibility. A common mistake swimmers make is kicking with their feet too high in the water. Ideally the heel should be slighlty breaking the surface of the water, but too often swimmers will kick with their feet out of the water on the upkick. This causes them to lose all power from their kick as they are no longer putting pressure on the water with their feet. For a powerful kick, the legs and feet must remain in the water with the heels just breaking the surface. Swimmers who are able to understand and apply the principle of turning the feet inwards and keeping the feet submerged in the water will experience a much more powerful kick in each of the four competitive strokes. It may appear too simple an answer to the kicking problems which so many swimmers experience, but it is the first step to correcting kicking in swimming. Find out how to swim with Effortless Swimming EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Brenton Ford

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