Very well explained. As a poor kicker and with sinky legs, I had just started practicing the two beat kick in the pool before lockdown, doing some of the short drills you’ve shown. Many thanks! Now back in open water for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying this on a short 250m circuit, managing to keep it going but it’s not felt quite right and no faster. I’ll check when I next swim but I think that the hip with the kicking leg is dropping rather than rising.
Try taking a video doing the dry land work so you can see what you are doing-it may give you some insight. It is common to want to do the opposite. Keep in mind "hip down, leg is up" or "leg is down, hip is up". Have fun!
You swim so gracefully... I'm a beginner, and not yet learned freestyle, should I first learn it before I learn Total immersion, or can I begin with Total immersion..?
Atul Mestry , glad you are getting into swimming. Do start with Total Immersion, you can start w the teach yourself programs. But integrate the above drills/skills into what you are learning.
TriathlonSkills StPierre.. Thanks a lot, and I shall work on Total Immersion. I have a query, can I use snorkel as a beginner, as I am facing breathing problems...so I can focus on mastering the technique, later work on breathing...?
Yes, do swim w the snorkel but then take it off and do a lap or two without, then put it back on. You can perhaps do 80% of your swim w the snorkel and 20% without as you practice integrating the breathe. Eventually shift the percentage to say 70% w the snorkel and 30% without, keep going until your feel seamless in the breath.
Hi Fran-thanks for watching the video and I appreciate your question. Not sure I get the "sink hard" as in you very lean and find yourself on the bottom? I do sink, if I stopped moving my legs I would become vertical in the water with a little bit of my face above the water. It's hard to say if the 2 beat would work for you. There is much to body position, mobility, feeling supple, ab and glute engagement. And on top of that, if your kick is technically correct. BUT, give this a try -do the dry land, then the in water drill in short bits or even practice with fins. If you can get an underwater video of your swim that may be a helpful tell.
So Snakeye2099, how are you progressing with your legs in freestyle? Coming along and feeling the propelling force when the legs are synchronized with the body I hope!
i noticed that you aim at a 45 degree angle when your hand enters the water after recovering, i always tend to have it rather flat into the water, why is 45 degrees better?
Thank you for your comment. Your hand can go less than 45, that's fine, straight out is great to reduce drag. I find when moving slower, doing a drill for example my hand may go deeper. Though as a swimmer is practcing feeling balanced and stability in the water, a deeper hand may help.
Hi Chinh, yes, this is hip rotation and hip drive. So more than just turning the hips, you can also gain propulsion when the hips turn. When you connect the hand going forward with the hips, you can drive the length of the stroke.
@@chinhvannguyen1685 the hip rotation happens because of gravity, the leg that kicks down, and the pressure on the lead hand. This video is a drill, practice the drill. Use the turn of the hips to extend the lead arm, stretch forward with it. I hope this helps. But yes, you can have power even with a slow rotation. Depends on how fast or slow you want to be swimming.
You have nice rythm. You shouldn’t be swimming 45 degrees in your front arm it will almost double your drag. Work on high hand hold (air on the back of your hand) and articulating your shoulder so your elbow stays on top of the water as you pull.
HI Joshua, thanks for watching the video. I don't agree with the arm position you suggest w the hand being at the surface of the water nor the elbow being at the surface when swimming. The arm depth in this video is a drill, so for some the arm depth helps keep the hips up when doing the weight shift drill. When swimming the hand depth would be in line with the depth of the torso.
@@TriathlonSkills-SimpleSwims yes I understand it’s a drill, what I’m saying is that low arm angle is teaching you bad habits. Go watch some footage of any of the top freestylers (Thorpe, Ledecky, Phelps, popovici etc) all use high hand/high elbow catch. If you can’t keep your hips on the surface then you should fix your body position not jam a hand into the water to compensate.
I use similar deeper hand entry for open water swimming. The flatter hand entry to get air on your hand won't work in open water. The surf won't let you cut through the water.
@@chrisdm1703 surface is a guide not a limit, deep catch increases drag and decrease efficiency. Keep swimming badly though, I’ll keep swimming past you.
Hi Hmkls, thank you for your comment. Since I want to remain in front of the GoPro that I placed on the steps of the pool, I was aiming to stay in place, I didn’t want to move forward. The intention of the drill was not about moving forward but using the legs as counter weights to shift the hips. I did move forward very nicely with minimum effort when taking strokes. The opposition of legs and hips helped me move forward. It’s great fun when synchronized. The demonstration is about the hips. Cheers. Celeste
The BEST 2 BEAT video I have seen this far. Laying on the ground really gave me the correct feel
Clearly explained, there are many ways to traning swim techniques and I love you Madame
Very well explained. As a poor kicker and with sinky legs, I had just started practicing the two beat kick in the pool before lockdown, doing some of the short drills you’ve shown. Many thanks! Now back in open water for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying this on a short 250m circuit, managing to keep it going but it’s not felt quite right and no faster. I’ll check when I next swim but I think that the hip with the kicking leg is dropping rather than rising.
Try taking a video doing the dry land work so you can see what you are doing-it may give you some insight. It is common to want to do the opposite. Keep in mind "hip down, leg is up" or "leg is down, hip is up". Have fun!
Awesome!
You swim so gracefully... I'm a beginner, and not yet learned freestyle, should I first learn it before I learn Total immersion, or can I begin with Total immersion..?
Atul Mestry , glad you are getting into swimming. Do start with Total Immersion, you can start w the teach yourself programs. But integrate the above drills/skills into what you are learning.
TriathlonSkills StPierre.. Thanks a lot, and I shall work on Total Immersion.
I have a query, can I use snorkel as a beginner, as I am facing breathing problems...so I can focus on mastering the technique, later work on breathing...?
Yes, do swim w the snorkel but then take it off and do a lap or two without, then put it back on. You can perhaps do 80% of your swim w the snorkel and 20% without as you practice integrating the breathe. Eventually shift the percentage to say 70% w the snorkel and 30% without, keep going until your feel seamless in the breath.
You obviously look like someone who naturally floats relatively easily in the water. Can a 2beat kick work well for a swimmer who sinks hard?
Hi Fran-thanks for watching the video and I appreciate your question. Not sure I get the "sink hard" as in you very lean and find yourself on the bottom?
I do sink, if I stopped moving my legs I would become vertical in the water with a little bit of my face above the water. It's hard to say if the 2 beat would work for you. There is much to body position, mobility, feeling supple, ab and glute engagement. And on top of that, if your kick is technically correct. BUT, give this a try -do the dry land, then the in water drill in short bits or even practice with fins. If you can get an underwater video of your swim that may be a helpful tell.
Fransur1386 -at the end of this video you will see I am a sinker. th-cam.com/video/lE7R7mKMsdg/w-d-xo.html
So Snakeye2099, how are you progressing with your legs in freestyle? Coming along and feeling the propelling force when the legs are synchronized with the body I hope!
i noticed that you aim at a 45 degree angle when your hand enters the water after recovering, i always tend to have it rather flat into the water, why is 45 degrees better?
Thank you for your comment. Your hand can go less than 45, that's fine, straight out is great to reduce drag. I find when moving slower, doing a drill for example my hand may go deeper. Though as a swimmer is practcing feeling balanced and stability in the water, a deeper hand may help.
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Hi, this is technique hip rotation?
Hi Chinh, yes, this is hip rotation and hip drive. So more than just turning the hips, you can also gain propulsion when the hips turn. When you connect the hand going forward with the hips, you can drive the length of the stroke.
@@TriathlonSkills-SimpleSwimsyou rotation slow hip, it can made power?
@@chinhvannguyen1685 the hip rotation happens because of gravity, the leg that kicks down, and the pressure on the lead hand. This video is a drill, practice the drill. Use the turn of the hips to extend the lead arm, stretch forward with it. I hope this helps. But yes, you can have power even with a slow rotation. Depends on how fast or slow you want to be swimming.
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I did this but i dont feel much propulsion from the kick....
can you get an underwater video of your swim to see if you are doing this correctly?
Also, the lead hand acts as a pivot point or anchor to help drive the hips which drives the length of the stroke.
You really have to WHIP that kick
You have nice rythm. You shouldn’t be swimming 45 degrees in your front arm it will almost double your drag. Work on high hand hold (air on the back of your hand) and articulating your shoulder so your elbow stays on top of the water as you pull.
HI Joshua, thanks for watching the video. I don't agree with the arm position you suggest w the hand being at the surface of the water nor the elbow being at the surface when swimming.
The arm depth in this video is a drill, so for some the arm depth helps keep the hips up when doing the weight shift drill. When swimming the hand depth would be in line with the depth of the torso.
@@TriathlonSkills-SimpleSwims yes I understand it’s a drill, what I’m saying is that low arm angle is teaching you bad habits.
Go watch some footage of any of the top freestylers (Thorpe, Ledecky, Phelps, popovici etc) all use high hand/high elbow catch.
If you can’t keep your hips on the surface then you should fix your body position not jam a hand into the water to compensate.
Also your head is far too high here. I’d do a serious bit of work on body line.
I use similar deeper hand entry for open water swimming. The flatter hand entry to get air on your hand won't work in open water. The surf won't let you cut through the water.
@@chrisdm1703 surface is a guide not a limit, deep catch increases drag and decrease efficiency. Keep swimming badly though, I’ll keep swimming past you.
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This is horrible technique. The fact that she started to move backwards when she started kicking just shows how poor it is
Hi Hmkls, thank you for your comment. Since I want to remain in front of the GoPro that I placed on the steps of the pool, I was aiming to stay in place, I didn’t want to move forward. The intention of the drill was not about moving forward but using the legs as counter weights to shift the hips. I did move forward very nicely with minimum effort when taking strokes. The opposition of legs and hips helped me move forward. It’s great fun when synchronized.
The demonstration is about the hips. Cheers. Celeste