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Why it worked

The video effectively uses a common pain point in swimming (inefficient kicking) and provides a clear, visual demonstration of the correct technique. It then seamlessly integrates a product promotion for an app that addresses this specific need, offering a low-risk free trial to encourage adoption.

Summary

This video explains a common mistake in freestyle swimming: kicking too wide and creating unnecessary resistance. It demonstrates the correct technique of keeping the kick compact and inside the body line for better balance and efficiency. The video then promotes the "Swim Success" app as a solution for structured, adaptive swim training, offering a free seven-day trial.

Structure

1Introduction to the mistake: big kicks are bad
2Explanation of the two jobs of kicking (balance and resistance)
3Demonstration of the incorrect wide kick and its negative effects

Original caption

🎯 This is video number 25 out of 30. We are ranking the 30 most common freestyle mistakes in a tier list. Follow along so you don't miss any of them. 💡 Mistake number 25: kicking too big. ⚡ Tier C. Big kicks create real resistance. But the fix is simple and the improvement is immediate. Shrink the kick and the drag disappears. 🔗 Download our app to get your first seven days completely free.

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Product placement

Swim Success: ACTS - it is a swim training app that provides adaptive training plans and technique analysis. Removing it would change the video's conclusion and call to action. It appears on screen as a mobile app interface. It is the subject of the promotion.

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Download our app to get your first seven days completely free.

On-screen text

Your kick isn't supposed to be powerful It's supposed to be invisible And the big kicks are doing the opposite THIS IS MISTAKE THIS IS #25 MISTAKE OUT OF 30 - IN THE - FREESTYLE MISTAKE TIER LIST - BY A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - FINALIST Kicking has two jobs to keep you balanced and also not create any extra resistance And the big kicks fail at both They go outside the body like creating resistance right where you need the least of it. Here's what Your body cuts through the water in a specific line And you kick needs to stay the moment your feet go outside of it they're not supporting you anymore And even worse out of the water completely you're just kicking the air And the fix is Think of kicking inside the trash bucket Your legs stay compact your feet never And the motion goes always up and down Always inside your body line This kicking amplitude will keep you balanced without creating any resistance C tier for this mistake Because big kicking create a lot of resistance But the fix is simple an improvement is immediate And if you want Olympic structured training that adapts only to you Swim Success can do that and the first seven days are completely for free

Transcript

Your kick isn't supposed to be powerful. It's supposed to be invisible. And the big kicks are doing the opposite. This is mistake. This is #25 mistake out of 30 in the freestyle mistake tier list by a world championship finalist. Kicking has two jobs: to keep you balanced and also not create any extra resistance. And the big kicks fail at both. They go outside the body like creating resistance right where you need the least of it. Here's what your body cuts through the water in a specific line. And your kick needs to stay inside that line. The moment your feet go outside of it, they're not supporting you anymore. And even worse, if your feet go out of the water completely, you're just kicking the air. And the fix is actually simple. Think of kicking inside the trash bucket. Your legs stay compact, your feet never. And the motion goes always up and down. Always inside your body line. This kicking amplitude will keep you balanced without creating any resistance. C tier for this mistake. Because big kicking create a lot of resistance. But the fix is simple and an improvement is immediate. And if you want Olympic structured training that adapts only to you, Swim Success can do that. And the first seven days are completely for free.