Angling your feet in slightly is good technique and gently tapping your big toes lets you check your kick rhythm. If you have an occasional pause between toe taps then it’s likely you have a scissor kick in your stroke.
A scissor kick is a wide parting of the legs that most swimmers are unaware of, slowing you down by creating lots of drag. At our recent Swim Smooth clinics, 23 of the 48 attendees had a scissor kick in their stroke and only one of them suspected it was there.
You can use the toe-brush check any time during training or racing. If your stroke is feeling untidy or scrappy it could be just the thing to pull your stroke back together again.
Relevant link: More about kicking in freestyle.
Cheers!
Swim Smooth
4 comments:
This is a great tip - I wasn't doing a wide scissor, but I had some distance between my feet/legs that was no doubtt slowing me down. Now, as my balance included a wider leg spead, I have to re-learn my balance to swim again :)
I've always toed in while i walk, and I maintained that this is the reason I could beat everyone else in my high school team for drills.
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