Stupid Question:
Why is it more difficult to do dolphin kick on your stomach underwater than on your back underwater?
It seems that I can kick easier, faster and longer on my back than I can on my stomach.
Is this a matter of biomechanics or am I just a loser who can't do fly kick very well on his stomach underwater?
John Smith
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I've noticed the same thing in my dolphin kicks as well.
Body position sounds like a good theory.
I actually thought about this at length one session when I was working on backstroke and doing a lot of dolphin kicks in a long set.
Looking at the ceiling of the gym from underwater I wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that when on your stomach your are pushing a great deal of water against the bottom of the pool, whereas while on your back you push it to the surface where it levels out.
When I'm doing dolphins on my back I like to see the trail of water I'm leaving at the surface. Being submerged 2 feet and still disrupting th esurface just seems cool.
I've noticed the same thing in my dolphin kicks as well.
Body position sounds like a good theory.
I actually thought about this at length one session when I was working on backstroke and doing a lot of dolphin kicks in a long set.
Looking at the ceiling of the gym from underwater I wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that when on your stomach your are pushing a great deal of water against the bottom of the pool, whereas while on your back you push it to the surface where it levels out.
When I'm doing dolphins on my back I like to see the trail of water I'm leaving at the surface. Being submerged 2 feet and still disrupting th esurface just seems cool.
