tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post2062519226125238774..comments2024-02-26T16:08:21.030+11:00Comments on Swimming Teaching: Trouble Breathing While Swimming Freestyle: Run Out of BreathRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529982489044576584noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post-13669027345225259602010-12-22T00:17:38.193+11:002010-12-22T00:17:38.193+11:00I too used to find myself in the same spot with a ...I too used to find myself in the same spot with a kickboard during kicking exercises. Seems my cycling skills were interfering and my guess is you are a pretty good cyclist. The "I'm still in the same damn spot" seems to stem from the way we kick. My coach fixed me on this after pointing out that I was using all knee to toes with a downward chopping of my feet....just like a good cycle stroke. Do it hard enough and those feet can dig into the water and get you going backwards!! The fix: kick from the hip with a very fluid stroke and toes pointed behind you. That begs the question.....What the hell does that look like? Remember when we were kids and you would center a pencil between two fingers and shake it really fast to make it look like rubber.....there you go. Flexible, fluid and the entire leg (not to mention it looks effortless) kicking and propelling us forward. <br />ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com