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.
congrats
you're showing some excellent progress
keep it up
ande
Quick Update:
I've made some progress, break the 28 sec barrier for 25 meters, now I'm under 30 sec easy, my time on 25m free is also down, more that 1 sec in last month.( a less embarrassing low 19s, push of the wall).
My breaststroke kick is as fast as my flutter kick.
Overall my flutter kick is improving more that only by time, my legs are more relaxed, more durable, I'm less tired at the end of all-out kicking lap.
Next week working to break the 27 sec wall.
recap :
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself )
- Early October 45.0
- Early january 30.5s
- 2/9 28.1 secs
- 3/1 27.4 secs
congrats
you're showing some excellent progress
keep it up
ande
Quick Update:
I've made some progress, break the 28 sec barrier for 25 meters, now I'm under 30 sec easy, my time on 25m free is also down, more that 1 sec in last month.( a less embarrassing low 19s, push of the wall).
My breaststroke kick is as fast as my flutter kick.
Overall my flutter kick is improving more that only by time, my legs are more relaxed, more durable, I'm less tired at the end of all-out kicking lap.
Next week working to break the 27 sec wall.
recap :
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself )
- Early October 45.0
- Early january 30.5s
- 2/9 28.1 secs
- 3/1 27.4 secs
