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For a Better Kick, Streamline First
In a post at the TI Discussion Forum, Jason asked for help with a scissors kick.
I hope someone can help. I feel I have the TI technique down EXCEPT the two beat kick (2BK). For some reason my leg goes to a 90 degree angle at the knee when I kick. I know this is creating drag and want to correct it. I’ve tried everthing. I have even thought about tieing my feet together in a shallow pool. Any suggestions?
I replied:
I’ve spent years on my own 2BK “project.” But even before giving the 2BK much attention, I had spent over a decade focused pretty narrowly on the many ways in which one can reduce drag.
I began a shift toward efforts to improve propulsion around 2000, thinking mainly about my armstroke for a few years. In 2004 I began to focus on my kick.
Since then my efforts have been organized as follows:
1) Make my legs more passive to save energy and reduce turbulence
2) Get them to “draft behind my torso.”
3) Synchronize leg beats with hand-spear.
4) Use less muscle to accomplish #3 – shifting the work from quads to core.
5) Focus again on streamlining the kick – using toe-flick rather than leg-drive.
Eliminating a scissors — or other leg-splaying habits — falls into #2. The most helpful thing I did to streamline my kicks was improving lateral stability – i.e. controlling rotation. Besides imprinting controlled rotation in Skate and SpearSwitch, I also focused on keeping my elbows as high and wide as possible as I completed extension.
I’ve described my 2BK process and project in detail in Chapter 7 “How to Kick in Open Water” of the Outside the Box ebook.
想踢好腿,先做到流线型
2010年5月22日
在TI论坛的一个帖子中,Jason就“剪刀腿”问题请求帮助:
希望能得到帮助。在做2次腿练习时,踢腿时我的腿总是在膝盖处形成一个90度角。我知道这会增加水阻,想要改正它。我尝试了很多办法,甚至想过把我的两只脚绑在一起。有什么好办法吗?
我回答道:
我已经花费了多年时间来练习2次腿。但是在给予2次腿更多的关注前,我曾经花费十多年的时间,专注于减少水阻的那些办法。
2000年起我转而开始关注于提高推进力,主要思考手臂的划水。2004年,我开始关注踢腿。
从那时起,我的精力花费在以下方面“
1)令我的腿更消极,以节省体力,减少湍流;
2)使两腿拖曳在躯干后;
3)使踢腿和“手矛“同步
4)用较少的肌肉完成第3点—用核心力,而不是用股四头肌来完成;
5)再次专注于是踢水“流线化”—用脚趾轻弹,而不是用腿驱动
消除剪刀腿,或其它腿部伸展(太开)的习惯,关键在第2点。使踢腿流线化,最有效的办法是改善身体侧翼的稳定性,也就是说,控制滚动。除了在做“滑行”和“spear换手”时控制滚动,我还会关注完成伸展时,保持肘部最大限度地高和宽。
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Spear换手—流线型的腿和身体
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整个划水过程中,双腿拖曳在躯干后面 |