Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think.Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
I'm very much against fins, because once you put them on, you never take them off, thus losing your natural feel of the water.
Do you feel the same way about paddles? They are easy to use as a crutch, too, just like fins. I think both paddles and fins have their benefits, but you really have to concentrate on not becoming over reliant on them.
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
I'm very much against fins, because once you put them on, you never take them off, thus losing your natural feel of the water.
Do you feel the same way about paddles? They are easy to use as a crutch, too, just like fins. I think both paddles and fins have their benefits, but you really have to concentrate on not becoming over reliant on them.
