Freestyle Swimming Techniques : How to Flutterkick for Freestyle Swimming

[christopher1bagnall]

I want you to father my children, those shorts would look great on the floor of my bedroom...mmhmmm

[kelvinorian]

kick from your hip not your knees!! Keep practicing this way and you will have a time to undo the bad habit

[orixas1241]

It' funny how he's getting criticized for this by other trainers. He's not even in the pool, he's trying to give people a good idea being out of the pool so we can actually see what he's doing. The other trainers need to shut up and train their people, because they're drowning.

[meddlingguy]

@orixas1241 that's the problem when somebody is trying to help people.

nobody encourage people like that , they just criticize it

[allyssamommy]

Who cares? This guy is gorgeous! LOL

[rbbadrina1]

you should not bend your knees, the effort should come from the hips...

[meddlingguy]

@rbbadrina1 show yours instead of criticizing

[waterski179]

keep pressing 1 and 2 lol

[waterski179]

your bending your legs to much

[meddlingguy]

@waterski179 and you are bending your mouth too much

[MsSummersky12]

@thebay 100 you are sick! lol

[thebay100]

Keep Pressing '6' RoFl! LoL!!

[simlaurel]

How about all the people on here whining about knee bend, post their own video then demonstrating it correctly, or shuit up.

[ijelev68]

Kicking starts from the hip socket. Teaching the fundamentals the wrong way is fundamentally wrong. Being a nice kid does not automatically mean you know the difference between swimming and soccer, for example.

[sidrealtc]

bend from knee will happen on whip-like downbeat of each kick, but knee joint will 'lock' as the leg recovers back up again, so the leg should always straighten on the upbeat of each kick (or reverse for backstroke) this will happen naturally if you don't copy this guy. i always tell my swimmers to just think of the small down part of each kick

[kkksskkk]

Bending the knees too much? how about bending "only" the knees

[rarrbaby]

My right foot doesn't work with what my brain commands it to do, and I'm living in a house with a pool.... And yet again, this isn't helpful at all. *thumbs down*

[nyx779]

that was so helpful... what a waste of our time!

[WaterLikey]

i think this is a good video anyway

[bestman660]

tnx for the tip bro..

[TheLeilisa]

which swimming styles if done regularly will make you grow taller?

[rarrbaby]

@TheLeilisa the only two things that i know of that can help you grow taller are genetics(how tall your parents and grandparents or aunts and uncles are)

and leg implant surgery(not sure if that's really what it's called).

and if you're trolling, shame on you. lol >.<

[ridemeup]

lol he looked like Arnold Schwarzeneger xD

[MrBozo88]

Jimmy D Shea definity knows more than this guy. Another awesome video to check out is posted by ACTIVEdotcom, 'Efficient swimming' by Dave Scott who is a six-time Ironman world champion. He's brilliant.

[SHARONROSESAMUEL]

Thanks......nice video

[diohenito139]

ROfl wtf bad vid

[SMOKINU497]

haha i agree your getting more drag than anything with your kick

[Sphereshock]

If you guys want good swimming tips type in Jimmy d shea swimming lessons. He's a Marine and is an amazing swimmer. Very good videos to help you with all the different types of swimming. Many have looked at them and you can see all of the positive comments he gets. Check it out!

[YouKnowWhatYouAre]

@Sphereshock

jimmy rocks. i ve learned much from him!!!

[omgeelaurenn]

noo, i thought i were supposed to point yur feet. wtf. i kinda disagree with this vid.): sorry.

[Sphereshock]

@omgeelaurenn Yeah you're supposed to point ur feet. My brother was Navy special forces and he always told me to point my feet when I swim. You can practice flutter kicks outside the pool by laying on your back with your hands under your tail bone. Point your toes and begin kicking. Really there shouldn't be a whole lot of bend in ur knees, maybe slightly.

[omgeelaurenn]

@Sphereshock Yeah, thats what I thought. Haha thanks!(:

[qwerty8me556]

FYI, for all those swimmers our there trying to get that AA cut, DO NOT DO THIS! you need to extend you legs out and kick with your hips! otherwise you'll be stuck with that BB cut!

[MusicFanaticSMV]

THis video fucking sucks!

[leweb2000]

NEW SWIMMERS PLEASE DISREGARD THIS VIDEO!!!

the positions etc are incorrect!  I am trying to correct these errors in my own training after having a bad instructor who only focuses on feeling up women in the class!!!

[krisseyb]

@leweb2000 Oh, wow. Did that teacher get fired? but thanks. :)

[Jasminehandzel]

Thank you for taking the time and posting this video. I gave birth to twin girls 9 months ago and I am trying to get back in shape, my husband got me a membership to the gym and we went out to the pool he try to explain to me how to swim some laps across the pool. I had try for a week and it just was not working out for me I was doing all wrong. I sat down and watched all of your the videos on the freestyle and replayed them over and over. my swimming has improve. I really joy doing it too!

[giveyouashot]

i disagree with this video

[akronvoter]

Does anyone know if this guy has ticklish barefeet?

[vpg2daunit]

thnks bro, nice vid, helpfull

[MegaCrash88]

Thanks.. helpful movie (for me at least)..

[vedad31]

IT IS NOT GOOD

[rafffel451973]

How to Swim Freestyle Stroke by JimmyDShea..........Copy paste...and go there....he knows what he's talking about

[cursorminer]

if I ever find myself in expert village I'm gonna burn the damn place down.

[hayleydisca]

kick with straight legs or what??

[ChargerPlayer100]

ok well first of all you bend from the hip not the knee and second you dont swim in trunks

[horsestar13]

Hey trunks make decent drag suits thank you! and i know plenty of guys (USA and YMCA league swimmers both) who swim in trunks as well as jammers.

[aquasolterra]

Straight to the hip

But yer too late, Baby

You give Freestyle

a bad name

[del102]

seriously?? "just like this"

[Papiprah]

Sorry, this is the wrong way of explaining it, your video shows movement at the knee. Movement starts at the hips, only at the hips, everything else follows. Easy.

[nicolacaruana]

i just started swimming and this flutter kick thing is bloody hard. Holding on to a float and using just my legs I manage to do the first 25m ok, but then i just get really tired and the moment you stop it's that much harder to start again cos your body sinks and you totally lose momentum.

[xSEMPERFlx]

I hope that wasn't a dude filming cause when he layed down the camera was on his ass for to long

[navmanaged]

haha u're right....either a girl or a .....

[dymi14]

u pee

[medival2totalwardude]

someone please help

me i competed at my first swim meet

and i got 5th place but i was slow and didnt get a medal i feel like crap if anyone can help me ill subscribe to you (help me swim faster)

[bud8883]

Get a tempo trainer, it really helps. I train twice a day every day, swim mornings and weights in the afternoons. I use very light weights and high reps, so I can train every day. Also need supplements such as Eas iso drive and so on. Search 'scooby workout' for weights routine and technique.

[photokid69]

"medival2totalwardude "

your comment made me lol..

[Tex259]

filming is a great way to view a stroke. I can watch my own stroke. i tried picking my hips up today so they didnt sink in the water. just practice every day.

[lero01]

I think you should practise more, and focuse on ur technique.

[octoceasar]

Train harder. :') We're the same.

[LJSJIUJITSU]

It's just something really basic guys. If you want to get advanced then hit up someone else.

[AssExtinction]

it is a really bad style but still it says " basic" so...

this is not near our style haha...

[uthikoloshe]

Bad style. If you want to swim better, youtube jummy d shea. Quick easy, accurate.

[ToneJermain]

hey ...yes i agree....i suck bad....but I followed what he said and I'm getting way better....

[markuslowe9]

@azith77 - step1: go fuck ur self

[harmeet1421]

Right go fuck ur self lol

[kashmiriguycali4nia]

@markuslowe

LMFAOOO

[bandgeek1108]

sorry to burst ur bubble dude but epic fail

[Cliffycliffz]

encourages me to make a tutorial. maybe I should teach him lol xD

[philip711videomaster]

this guy dont know shiet

[kittykat793]

the onnly reason i kept watching is cuz of the cute guy (; he's not too smart tho. he's like "u dont just use your knees, you use your WHOLE leg" then he just used his knees in the demonstration...lol fail..

[PurpleWallflower36]

FAIL!!!!

unless ur trying to do survival swim...just to make it to the shore...

idiots, not how u swim :P

cute guy tho

[lxerexl]

Dude, i'm sorry, but you're wrong about this. You DO NOT bend the knees when kicking. you get more push out of your legs when you keep your legs stright. I've heard from every coach I had since 3rd grade, "KEEP YOUR LEGS STRIGHT!" whenever i was being lazy. So, just keep your legs stright and you should be set.

[Zoejadeox]

everytime ive bent my knees ive been sent out of training for not trying so agreed!!

[soccerrb0y16]

lmfao thats not a flutter kick at all, your not supposed to bend your knees

[vier62]

haha i know, that is retarded, he says its the entire leg, and then uses just his knees!

[lehearts]

wow that guys is really cute.. <3

[XkobyX]

well maby this would be great for some lil kids, learning to get in a pool.... but for water polo players and swim team people, this didnt help lol

[supernovadramaqueen]

still,hes totally fuckable!

[Soi69]

this fuck nearly killed me with this shit...bitch...

[nato530]

ROFL LOL!!!!

[DEChad]

Uhm.. "Expert" village? You are bending your knees WAY too much. The bulk of your power is supposed to come from the full leg (hips down), you're just going to exhaust yourself with an ineffective kick.

[mido851114]

Hey DEChad , could u tell me how the correct kicking should be? Is it totally from hips or partially from hips and partially from knees? reply plz , thanx anyway.

[Igotnocool]

uh huh... its way easier to demonstrate with a kickboard. if i had a camera and the time i could show you how this whole thing really works. the powere if from your hips down, but the real way to do it is to be able to use the full leg as a propeller, the feet as paddles, the knees will just really help the kick flow good

[DEChad]

@mido851114 Did not mean to ignore you (for two years) but never saw your comment. You start with a slow kick from the thighs, knees are not locked, so they bend slightly. Build up your strength and then build up the power so you dont exhaust yourself.

[YouKnowWhatYouAre]

@DEChad

exactly. i dont know why this guy is trying to teach anyone, he dont know how to swim himself...

[MrBozo88]

@DEChad Agreed. Kicking for swimming is like kicking a ball. There is a movement from the hips and then from the knees. The range of your feet should be about 10cm, any more and you just create more drag than aid. By the way, love the professionalism of this video.... (sarcasm)

[themarkerkingdom]

@DEChad true!

[Garcia8195]

@DEChad if your judging then why are you watching this video?

make your own video instead of dissing another one.

[DEChad]

@Garcia8195 flawed logic. I would be a fairly terrible trainer if I didn't take the time to look into new training techniques and learn about growing trends.

Please review the remainder of the comments and see that it is not just myself with this belief, but many others as well. I didn't just come to this video and "diss" so to speak; I offered constructive advice based off my assessment of this ineffective kick.

[meddlingguy]

@DEChad why don't you show yours

[TheBklynmermaid]

@Garcia8195 I'm here because I'm trying to find a video to supplement my teaching for my students....but this one is not good technique. My students ask me if they should be looking at youtube videos to try to improve as swimmers, and this is a good example of why I answer "no".

[meddlingguy]

@Garcia8195 i agree with you

[ulsbolde89]

The only bend that should come from lower body is from the ankles.

[mido851114]

iam a beginner in swimming, my coach told me 2 keep my legs straight and move them from hips not knees.... iam confused now!

[Rotffner]

it's because if your black, the blackness weighes you down allowing for crap performance. that's why white people can swim.

[erikvdln]

LOL, some people think you were serious.

[Diaper1rash]

Black people have big feet y dont u see them swimming?

[johely18]

wow u are so hot!!!

[jonerez]

This fella always amuses me for some reason.

He's a very good help!

[jonniewalke]

LOLOLOLOLOL me too. GREAT help.

[Mandrakeshat]

Please number your nice videos!

[lildimplechick]

niice flutter legs

[zeren0509]

nice bod.. i mean.. kicks

[bammbamm12]

Do champion swimmers actually have a fixed number of kicks per stroke? Are you aware of a rhythmic relation between arm and leg?

[revert94]

You wanna have 3 kicks per leg, for each stroke

[Iamincubus]

its a movement coming from your hips. in this video it looks as if you are cycling.

[IcePrincess210]

are you ever going to take off your shirt ;)

[simpsonstewie]

no, he doesn't want you to see his lyposuction marks

[bhattacharyyasom]

very good helps beginners