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Freestyle Flutter Kick

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Develop an efficient flutter kick from the hips.

What coaches agree on

  • Keep the ankles relaxed and the toes pointed back, turning them slightly pigeon-toed if the ankles are tight, so the feet work like fins instead of a parachute.
  • Let the knee bend stay light and passive, roughly up to a 130-degree angle on the downkick, then straighten again as the leg comes back up.
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Common mistakes

  • Kicking from the knees - bending hard and lifting the heel or foot toward the surface - instead of driving the kick from the hips, which drags the hips down and burns out the quads.
  • Letting the kick splay wider than the body line, which pushes water forward and creates drag instead of propulsion.
  • Kicking harder or bigger to try to go faster or stay higher in the water - past an easy effort it burns energy fast without adding useful speed.
Do Triathletes Need To Kick?
Intermediate

Do Triathletes Need To Kick?

Coach's take: Practical and well-argued - the shoulder-injury example alone makes the case for training your kick even if you don't need it for speed.

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Kick Timing
Intermediate

Kick Timing

Coach's take: Clear, practical kick-timing coaching.

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