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,
you still don't get it, you've made your point over and over in this thread
starting with
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
this thread exists to help people who are
poor kickers improve their kicking speed and ability,
when they do
they dramatically improve their swimming times
Look at Donna
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George, quit hijacking this thread
go start your own
kicking is a total waste of time thread
better yet I started it for you
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
here's the facts
the fastest swimmers in the world are fast kickers
they do kick sets daily
the best coaches in the world assign kick sets
Michael Phelps wants to improve his kick and he's one of the best if not THE
www.nytimes.com/.../25swim.html
here's Paul Smith's take on kicking
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
many people have read this thread
followed the advice and
become faster kickers and
improved their swimming times.
This thread exists to inspire people
To plant the idea that they can be faster swimmers
it shows them how
This thread is for people who want to
learn how to kick faster and swim faster.
Ande
ps I've been working on improving my kick
when this thread started I tested a 25 SDK and went 11.2,
recently I've been going 10.8's & 10.7's off the side mid season
there's elite swimmers who can go 9 low
READERS:
If you're a slow kicker, You can improve your kick
Here's how
and when you do you'll swim faster
TRY IT, APPLY IT and post your progress
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
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forums.usms.org/showpost.php
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Therefore to me kick sets without swimming is a waste of time.
I still believe the legs are for balance and when you are swimming fast the legs must kick fast while you swim fast or they would not balance your arm stroke. Legs to me are still not the driving propulsion part of the stroke the upper body is. What is the upper body when I say upper body. I mean from the hips up. The lower part of the body to me is the legs.
george,
you still don't get it, you've made your point over and over in this thread
starting with
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
this thread exists to help people who are
poor kickers improve their kicking speed and ability,
when they do
they dramatically improve their swimming times
Look at Donna
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
George, quit hijacking this thread
go start your own
kicking is a total waste of time thread
better yet I started it for you
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
here's the facts
the fastest swimmers in the world are fast kickers
they do kick sets daily
the best coaches in the world assign kick sets
Michael Phelps wants to improve his kick and he's one of the best if not THE
www.nytimes.com/.../25swim.html
here's Paul Smith's take on kicking
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
many people have read this thread
followed the advice and
become faster kickers and
improved their swimming times.
This thread exists to inspire people
To plant the idea that they can be faster swimmers
it shows them how
This thread is for people who want to
learn how to kick faster and swim faster.
Ande
ps I've been working on improving my kick
when this thread started I tested a 25 SDK and went 11.2,
recently I've been going 10.8's & 10.7's off the side mid season
there's elite swimmers who can go 9 low
READERS:
If you're a slow kicker, You can improve your kick
Here's how
and when you do you'll swim faster
TRY IT, APPLY IT and post your progress
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
Therefore to me kick sets without swimming is a waste of time.
I still believe the legs are for balance and when you are swimming fast the legs must kick fast while you swim fast or they would not balance your arm stroke. Legs to me are still not the driving propulsion part of the stroke the upper body is. What is the upper body when I say upper body. I mean from the hips up. The lower part of the body to me is the legs.
