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?
Fins?
I also think that too much fin use makes me lose the feel of the water, I noticed that on my own, but I did like how the use of the fins actually did seem to strengthen my legs a bit more..
Though I have no idea if it strengthened my kick at all, It does feel like after I kick with fins, then take them off to do the next set, I am MUCH more aware of my kick and my legs seem to want to kick more during sets after using fins...
don't know if that made any sense, but could it just be a perception thing, and not really something that's helping my kick?
Fins?
I also think that too much fin use makes me lose the feel of the water, I noticed that on my own, but I did like how the use of the fins actually did seem to strengthen my legs a bit more..
Though I have no idea if it strengthened my kick at all, It does feel like after I kick with fins, then take them off to do the next set, I am MUCH more aware of my kick and my legs seem to want to kick more during sets after using fins...
don't know if that made any sense, but could it just be a perception thing, and not really something that's helping my kick?
