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.
george,
being a fast kicker is a critical factor to being a fast swimmer
proven
scientific
fact
I assure you, FAST KICKING is NOT a waste of time
but your little pokes and prods saying that kicking doesn't matter
are a waste of time. And even worse,
many people believe you to be an authority on swimming
providing incorrect information on the topic you're supposed to be an expert in,
erodes your authority.
It's true that arms provide more propusion than legs in freestyle
but kicking fast is very very important in freestyle.
Fast kicking is critical in breastroke, butterfly and backstroke.
even with out considering SDK.
Maybe back in your day you could slide by and still be world class with a weak kick
but not any more and never again.
watch the 50, 100, 200, & 400 frees at the olympics
those events will be won by fast kickers
even the 800 & 1,500 swimmers are strong kickers
Ande
All I know is I swam in a meet last summer against a kid who swam a :53.01 in 100m free (long course). We taped the race and after looking at it, I noticed that he was kicking like crazy, seemed to work for him.
george,
being a fast kicker is a critical factor to being a fast swimmer
proven
scientific
fact
I assure you, FAST KICKING is NOT a waste of time
but your little pokes and prods saying that kicking doesn't matter
are a waste of time. And even worse,
many people believe you to be an authority on swimming
providing incorrect information on the topic you're supposed to be an expert in,
erodes your authority.
It's true that arms provide more propusion than legs in freestyle
but kicking fast is very very important in freestyle.
Fast kicking is critical in breastroke, butterfly and backstroke.
even with out considering SDK.
Maybe back in your day you could slide by and still be world class with a weak kick
but not any more and never again.
watch the 50, 100, 200, & 400 frees at the olympics
those events will be won by fast kickers
even the 800 & 1,500 swimmers are strong kickers
Ande
All I know is I swam in a meet last summer against a kid who swam a :53.01 in 100m free (long course). We taped the race and after looking at it, I noticed that he was kicking like crazy, seemed to work for him.
