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Expert: George Weber
Date: 10/7/2008
Subject: swimming kick - backward propulsion
Question
a friend has an ordinary flutter kick but she is propelled backward, not forward, when using it - no hands involved. what causes this. an aside - she cannot ride a bicycle. i have a feeling it has something to do with physics. help. thank you
Answer
Constance--
By what you are describing, your friend is bending her knees too much, like pedalling a bike(even though she can't ride one), and this is causing the backward movement. She needs to work on straightening her legs out a bit. Hope this helps,
George
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