I am a newbie and trying to get the dolphin kick right.Alas - I still did not figure it out.Do you have to move your entire body a certain way to be able to perform a good dolphin kick?And generally what are the basics on the technique of the kick?
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I am not that great at underwater dolphin kicking but I did improve somewhat by spending some time just swimming back and forth across the pool underwater. At the start I couldn't make it across the pool but after going back and forth for twenty minutes I could make it the width of the pool easily. Sometimes it is just a matter of persistance and experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. One of my biggest problems is lack of flexibility I have difficulty undulating in a tight streamline position so I have to trade off between streamlining and kicking effectively. I hope that with enough stretching I can improve on this.
One point to remember is that the size of your kick should vary inversely with your speed. When you first come off the wall you and are travelling at high speed a large undulation and kick will just slow you down, start with very small very rapid kicks and build the amplitude as you slow down to swimming speed.
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Former Member
I am not that great at underwater dolphin kicking but I did improve somewhat by spending some time just swimming back and forth across the pool underwater. At the start I couldn't make it across the pool but after going back and forth for twenty minutes I could make it the width of the pool easily. Sometimes it is just a matter of persistance and experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. One of my biggest problems is lack of flexibility I have difficulty undulating in a tight streamline position so I have to trade off between streamlining and kicking effectively. I hope that with enough stretching I can improve on this.
One point to remember is that the size of your kick should vary inversely with your speed. When you first come off the wall you and are travelling at high speed a large undulation and kick will just slow you down, start with very small very rapid kicks and build the amplitude as you slow down to swimming speed.
