As previously stated in other posts I'm a "newer" swimmer in respect to trying to get better at it.....My kick is awful. I've been working on ankle flexibility out of the water and doing kick drills with and without fins.....although I'm getting better, I'm still so slow on the kicking.....will it eventually come around as my body gets stronger and more flexible in the right places? I've only been seriously trying for about 60 days, so I recognize more time is needed.....
in addition to your dryland ankle stretching and swimming with fins, suggest a drill where you flap your foot loosely in the water at the ankle joint, one leg at a time. Stand in the shallow end of the pool on one leg, holding onto the wall, and flap the foot of the other leg. It should feel similar to kicking with a fin on your foot but you should feel the water on top and bottom of your foot, hopefully increasing your feet’s sensitivity to the water. You could also do this with fins which will stretch your ankles even more.
Are your ankles flexible enough to point your toes?
I think increasing joint mobility and flexibility is tough and takes conscious effort so just give it time.
in addition to your dryland ankle stretching and swimming with fins, suggest a drill where you flap your foot loosely in the water at the ankle joint, one leg at a time. Stand in the shallow end of the pool on one leg, holding onto the wall, and flap the foot of the other leg. It should feel similar to kicking with a fin on your foot but you should feel the water on top and bottom of your foot, hopefully increasing your feet’s sensitivity to the water. You could also do this with fins which will stretch your ankles even more.
Are your ankles flexible enough to point your toes?
I think increasing joint mobility and flexibility is tough and takes conscious effort so just give it time.
