Re: Proper form for using a kickboard

> Like *most* people on this newsgroup, I am
>neither a collegiate swimmer nor an Olympic caliber swimmer.  I just want to
>improve. 

Pat
I made that assumption when I replied initially. If you'd like to improve your
swimming I'd suggest drill practice, and highly focused work on specific
aspects of skill:
- balance
- neutral head position
- swimming "taller"
- fitting through a smaller "hole" in the water
- more fluent stroking movements
- swimming more quietly
- counting your strokes as a measure of how the above contribute to your
improvement.

Kicking sets will only improve... your kicking sets. With continued practice
you'll be able to kick 3 laps, then 4, then 8, etc. But -- and I can't be more
emphatic about this -- they'll contribute virtually nothing to improving your
swimming in the whole stroke. For an improvement-minded recreational or fitness
swimmer, they're just a very poor use of pool time.
Cheers,
Terry Laughlin