Tag Archives: flutter kick

The Mailbag…

By tjfry | July 8, 2009

Often people email me with questions about something I have written about or a more general question with a problem they are running into. Some of the mail is very similar in nature, so I said to myself, ” Self, I wonder if it would be useful to publish my answers on some of these questions [...]

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The Two-Beat Kick

By tjfry | June 21, 2009

Back in February, I wrote about the importance of the kick and what you can do to improve it. (If you missed it here’s the link). Recently, I have been getting a number of questions about the frequncy and timing of the kick, and more specifically, the two beat kick. Generally speaking, when someone starts [...]

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Breaking Down Mike’s Stroke

By tjfry | March 6, 2009

Not too long ago Mike contacted me from New York with a few questions regarding his swim technique after reading my swim articles.  It’s always easier to comment on something when you can see the stroke, so I asked for a video clip. I thought it might help others if I took Mike’s stroke and critiqued it [...]

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Improving Your Flutter Kick

By tjfry | February 16, 2009

Triathletes are notorious about having a horrible kick. With as much as they condition their legs in cycling and running, you would think that they would be especially strong at kicking. They try and muscle through it and they kick too much. In distance swimming, the point of the kick is for balance and to help [...]

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