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.
depends how you define elite
a fast kick is part of the whole stroke
it takes serious training to sustain a strong kick
we're all trying to improve our personal best times
only a few on these boards have a shot at breaking world records
Just one more comment.
How many on here are top elite swimmers?
Do you think the kick is more important than whole stroke technique for the most of members?
How many are trying to break world records for the sprint?
depends how you define elite
a fast kick is part of the whole stroke
it takes serious training to sustain a strong kick
we're all trying to improve our personal best times
only a few on these boards have a shot at breaking world records
Just one more comment.
How many on here are top elite swimmers?
Do you think the kick is more important than whole stroke technique for the most of members?
How many are trying to break world records for the sprint?
