I am slow, and when I mean slow, I mean slow. I can do a 26 sec 50 with fins, but without I come in just under 1:20! I think a big part of it is just taking the fins off and doing a lot of kick sets to learn to feel the water better with my feet. I have a good breaststroke kick so I don't think my problem is an overly weak pair of legs, although they could be in better shape. Also, myankles are fairly flexible as I can point my toes and make my feet bend backwards past an even position with my shins. However, I do think that I need to loosen up my ankles when I kick. I feel like I get more out of my kick for those brief moments when I allow my ankles to snap back and forth with my kick. I think I actually need to relax more to kick faster as weird as that sounds.
I suppose the answer to my question is that I simply need to take of the fins and do kick set after kick set until I learn to feel the water better with my feet and become more efficient.
Right on, George. Back (way back) when, I made myself do this, so that the movement of my feet during the down kick (with toes pointed in) ressembled that of a power boat's screw-blade; it did ostensibly and noticeably increase the effectiveness of the kick.
I sure hated this when I had an ingrown toenail on my big toe and it happened to touch the other foot. Real pain.
Right on, George. Back (way back) when, I made myself do this, so that the movement of my feet during the down kick (with toes pointed in) ressembled that of a power boat's screw-blade; it did ostensibly and noticeably increase the effectiveness of the kick.
I sure hated this when I had an ingrown toenail on my big toe and it happened to touch the other foot. Real pain.
