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Originally Posted by Jimbo
My legs absolutley propel me zero through the water. It's all arms with me. I really need to do som kind of kicking drills I guess. I suck at fluttering. Since childhood I have swam with a single kick on each side with each arm stroke. I move amazingly well through the water doing this all things considered. But I see other swimmers who are leaving me behind because of thier ability to kick well.
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I used to basically stand still when I was just kicking, no arms. I started trying a TI thing but I'm not sure if I'm doing it their way or not... but it works for me. I flip over on my back and kick from one end of the pool to the other. This way, you get all the air you need and you aren't trying to hold your head up or arch your back (which is unnatural for swimming anyway). I don't like kickboards for that reason. If I'm sharing a lane, I just keep my hand lightly under one of the lane dividers to guide me. TI advocates "lengthening the vessel" so I put one arm out over my head and try to streamline and lengthen myself as much as possible. After doing this for a while, I can really move through the water with just my legs and, when I flip over again for freestyle, I swim the best I ever do for some reason. A lot stronger and have a lot fewer SPL.
It works for me!