Freestyle: How To Kick From Your Hips - Vertical Kick
Here is a fun drill for improving freestyle kick and rotation in deep water. Help remove flexion from the body's alignment and improve rotation through a full 360
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The drill involves taking a pause between each repetition to feel how far the kick rotates. The kick from the hip and top of the foot provides resistance, whereas kicking from the knee and flexing the foot will not turn the swimmer around. It is suggested that the drill can help remove flexion from the body's alignment and improve rotation through a full 360.
The drill involves placing both hands on the shoulders, doing a single kick from the hip and top of the foot, and feeling how far it rotates.
The video cautions against kicking incorrectly by flexing the knee or pointing the foot without extending the leg. By avoiding flexion and sending energy forward through the top of the foot, the swimmer can rotate all the way around.
Do not attempt this unless you are comfortable in deep water.
Finally, the video encourages swimmers to have fun with the drill.
Enjoy
Richard
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