Originally Posted by
kakman
Try getting a pool buoy and do a few drills with that for a while. It will lessen the tendency to over-kick and will help to lift your legs into a better position. The probable reason you're struggling to complete the 0-1650 drills is you've got bad position in the water. Head up, feet down is bad and needs to be addressed.
I find the advice to get a pull buoy for someone with poor body position to be very curious. If your balance and body position is poor, the
last thing you want to do is use a pull buoy! The pull buoy is like a crutch which enables you to ignore your body position and work on stroke mechanics. Thus, you should only start pull drills once your body position and balance are very well established.
My advice would be to find a coach or exercises (such as TI) that will help you get level and streamlined and swimming "downhill." The critical skill here is being able to lean on your chest so that your legs pull up to water level behind you, whether on your stomach facing down or on your side facing down. Stay far, far away from pull buoys until you've mastered this balance.