racin_rusty wrote:
Chris Martin wrote:
klehner wrote:
…then you are doing it wrong. It is never necessary to kick to maintain body position.So if you do a set with an ankle band and no buoy your feet will just stay right at the water level? I tried one recently and my legs sank like stones making me look like an upside down L going through the water.
If you're doing it right, they most certainly will.
I'd say extremely few people will have the same body position with a tight ankle band. To take it one step further take the legs out completely by locking your ankles crossed over each other and most will find it very hard to make it across the pool with their dignity intact. There's no doubt the kick is aiding in body position for pretty much any level of swimmer. It doesn't mean you need a hard beat for distance swimming, just a relaxed kick that assists in keeping the body in line.
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