So the first step in this exercise is a very strange drill. It's called the auger drill. And I call it that because you get one move, and it shoots you down the pool as long as you do it, right. So the idea is that you're going to be in a very awkward static position. And if you do everything correctly, you're going to shoot forward through the pool. So I'm gonna have my left hand back behind me, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have my right hand. So I'm gonna have my right hand back behind me be laying flat on the surface of the water and there will be no motion in the water, the motor won't be turned on. So if you have a normal pool, this is a good place to start. So the right hand is back behind me, the left leg is going to be held out of the water on purpose. So I'm going to be kicking my right leg pretty much just to hold it up there, my left arm is going to be out in front of me in a catch position and ready to take advantage of what I'm going to do next. So I'm going to recover the arm to about halfway, I'm going to stop kicking with the right leg, and then I'm going to slam my left leg and my right hand, my right arm down on the water at the same time to then generate a twist or a torquing of the body. At the same time, I'll pull the right or the left arm back. And I'll just shoot for the key points of this exercise to keep your head down directly at the bottom and to rotate as much as possible on your side. So here we go.

So again, the combination of the twisting of the body with the connection of the catch, or the polling arm shoots you forward into a balanced position. So this is the initiation of learning to beat kick that is connected or synced to your body. Here we go to the next step.

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Auger Drill for Kick