I decided to get back into swimming after not swimming seriously for 30 years. Right now, I'm trying to figure out where my weaknesses are, time-wise, but my times don't make sense to me. Freestyle and backstroke have always been my fastest strokes. Butterfly has always been my weakest and *** stroke my slowest. I'm not concerned about my *** stroke right now but today, I discovered that my fly kick is significantly faster than my freestyle kick - like by 8 seconds in 25yds. I find this very weird, especially considering that I'm pigeon toed, making it impossible for me to keep my feet together during the fly kick. I would think that at the very least, my freestyle kick would be as fast as my fly, but not slower. Is this normal? I think there's something seriously wrong with my flutter and whatever is wrong, it's not related to drag (I've already ruled out drag).
I suggest testing each way of kicking with with a 25 AFAP
IE do a 25 SDK AFAP for time then rest 3 or 4 minutes then do a 25 SFK AFAP
SDK = Streamline Dolphin Kick
SFK = Streamline Flutter Kick
Consider "Help My Flutter Kick is Horrible"
Thanks, Ande. Will do!
Are you using a board?
No, I use a snorkel with kicks so I don't have to think about breathing and for some reason, I can't do a fly kick with a kickboard. Well, I can do it but it feels awkward to me like it messes up my rhythm. Should I be using a kickboard? I never found them useful because I've never had a problem staying on top of the water without them.
I suggest testing each way of kicking with with a 25 AFAP
IE do a 25 SDK AFAP for time then rest 3 or 4 minutes then do a 25 SFK AFAP
SDK = Streamline Dolphin Kick
SFK = Streamline Flutter Kick
Consider "Help My Flutter Kick is Horrible"
Thanks, Ande. Will do!
Are you using a board?
No, I use a snorkel with kicks so I don't have to think about breathing and for some reason, I can't do a fly kick with a kickboard. Well, I can do it but it feels awkward to me like it messes up my rhythm. Should I be using a kickboard? I never found them useful because I've never had a problem staying on top of the water without them.
