Breaststroke flip foot specific how to flip Breaststroke flip foot action essentials

May 11, 2023
Breaststroke is the stroke with the biggest propulsion force from the stirrups among several strokes, and if you want to swim breaststroke well, the good or bad stirrups play a decisive role, among which the foot flip is the most core part of the stirrups, so let's learn the foot flip of breaststroke.

Find the feeling by stirring the water on the shore

Beginners can hold hands on the shore, the body and the horizontal surface about the same height, one foot stirrup water first to find the feeling, that is, how to put the legs together, after the collection can make the foot plane can be flat against the stirrup out.

Feet straight and together

First of all, the toes are taut and straight, like the action of ballet, feet together, between the five fingers should also be clenched.

Tuck the legs in against the hips

Then the calves are bent backwards, and the toes are then bent to the outer sides about 120°, with the calves bent to the maximum extent you can accept.

Stretch your legs out into the water

Then rotate outward into the water, extend the feet when the distance between the two feet is greater than the distance between the two knees, the two feet turned outward, toes pointing outward, palms facing the sky, calves and feet inside the water, like the English letter "W".

Stomp the water back

Kick the water with force until both knees are straight and return to the previous step. The whole process of calf action is to retract - extend, showing an arc, while paying attention to only the initial state and the end state toes are taut, the rest of the time the toes outward. Finally, it is recommended that beginners first practice at the pool, after proficiency, and then float in the water, at first you can use the floating board hands forward to practice leg movements, and then try to keep their upper body does not move to practice the lower body movements.
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