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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Very interesting subject,
I think everyone is different when it come to kicking underwtare either on your back or on your front. I have to say i do find holding my breath for long distances underwater considerably harder to do whilst on my back. I can dolphin kick on my front for nearly 40m without taking a breath, but struggle to get 20m on my back, maybe it because of my lung capacity.
I will agree the biomechanics of the kick on the back is easier. Going back to a pint made a whiel ago..i completed a dissertation on dolphin kicking and it it true that when kickig on your back and side the water that you quadriceps kick forward will disperse on the surface or the pool if kicking on your side, But if on your front on a particularly shallow pool the water will rebound of the botom of the pool.
Does anyone else find dolphin kicking easier on your front on your lungs?
Very interesting subject,
I think everyone is different when it come to kicking underwtare either on your back or on your front. I have to say i do find holding my breath for long distances underwater considerably harder to do whilst on my back. I can dolphin kick on my front for nearly 40m without taking a breath, but struggle to get 20m on my back, maybe it because of my lung capacity.
I will agree the biomechanics of the kick on the back is easier. Going back to a pint made a whiel ago..i completed a dissertation on dolphin kicking and it it true that when kickig on your back and side the water that you quadriceps kick forward will disperse on the surface or the pool if kicking on your side, But if on your front on a particularly shallow pool the water will rebound of the botom of the pool.
Does anyone else find dolphin kicking easier on your front on your lungs?
