Wow, that's really interesting about the fins. I find that the fins only make the issue worse and I almost never swim with fins. If I swim with fins, they slow down my kick rate and I have to either slow down my stroke rate or swim with a half-beat kick, if such a thing exists!
(Also, fins exacerbate my leg cramping.)
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I should have specified -- for sprinting, I'm generally using short or medium length fins, and so I can keep up a fast kick tempo.
My guess as to what is happening is this: I have trouble focusing on both arms and legs at the same time (yes, I am that uncoordinated). So, most of the time when I'm swimming freestyle I focus on my arms, because that is where I get most of my propulsion. But when I put fins on, I get a lot more propulsion from my legs, so then it's my arms that are coasting a bit. I'm not saying this is a good thing, mind you. I'm trying to incorporate more kick into my regular (non-fin) stroke, but I'm just not managing it well.
Wow, that's really interesting about the fins. I find that the fins only make the issue worse and I almost never swim with fins. If I swim with fins, they slow down my kick rate and I have to either slow down my stroke rate or swim with a half-beat kick, if such a thing exists!
(Also, fins exacerbate my leg cramping.)
PT
I should have specified -- for sprinting, I'm generally using short or medium length fins, and so I can keep up a fast kick tempo.
My guess as to what is happening is this: I have trouble focusing on both arms and legs at the same time (yes, I am that uncoordinated). So, most of the time when I'm swimming freestyle I focus on my arms, because that is where I get most of my propulsion. But when I put fins on, I get a lot more propulsion from my legs, so then it's my arms that are coasting a bit. I'm not saying this is a good thing, mind you. I'm trying to incorporate more kick into my regular (non-fin) stroke, but I'm just not managing it well.
