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.
These threads are all about opinions. You are right I have not competed for a while. When I do it will be my way. I am again trying to get into the pool to be ready to compete and I will.
I had a little set back with Chuckie's injury. I have again been out of the water for a few weeks. It is like starting over again. I will not be doing any thing but full stroke training, swimming no more than 1000m at a time. That 1000m may be done 3x a day. I am registering so when I enter I will be accepted to swim masters.
I have only been swimming 10 times since Dec 22nd but we will see. The 75 year old age group does not seem overloaded with too many really fast guys in the 4 or 5 events that I will swim in.
Chuckie has kept me busy she fell, broke her arm two weeks ago, then an operation on her eyes one week ago. She has another knee operation happening in early March.
You should see how good I am in the kitchen, and doing the laundry. I still jog to the laundry room.
You are all welcome to kick, kick, kick. I think this kicking is a great conditioner. But the front end is going to make you a faster swimmer. All that kicking will make you faster because you will be in better condition.
These threads are all about opinions. You are right I have not competed for a while. When I do it will be my way. I am again trying to get into the pool to be ready to compete and I will.
I had a little set back with Chuckie's injury. I have again been out of the water for a few weeks. It is like starting over again. I will not be doing any thing but full stroke training, swimming no more than 1000m at a time. That 1000m may be done 3x a day. I am registering so when I enter I will be accepted to swim masters.
I have only been swimming 10 times since Dec 22nd but we will see. The 75 year old age group does not seem overloaded with too many really fast guys in the 4 or 5 events that I will swim in.
Chuckie has kept me busy she fell, broke her arm two weeks ago, then an operation on her eyes one week ago. She has another knee operation happening in early March.
You should see how good I am in the kitchen, and doing the laundry. I still jog to the laundry room.
You are all welcome to kick, kick, kick. I think this kicking is a great conditioner. But the front end is going to make you a faster swimmer. All that kicking will make you faster because you will be in better condition.
