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?
phelps is a very good kicker
kris kubik UT's assistant coach said those guys take a couple dolphin kicks of the wall and they're gone.
It's that distance per kick thing.
They've learned to press so much more water with each kick.
ande
Originally posted by hrietz
I have also heard that Phelps can kick a 500 freestyle in well under five minutes...
phelps is a very good kicker
kris kubik UT's assistant coach said those guys take a couple dolphin kicks of the wall and they're gone.
It's that distance per kick thing.
They've learned to press so much more water with each kick.
ande
Originally posted by hrietz
I have also heard that Phelps can kick a 500 freestyle in well under five minutes...
