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.
Okay, here's my baseline, which isn't quite as slow as I thought it would be, but it was slow nonetheless.
24.33 for a 25 yard kick (roll start from a dive off the side)
I also did the first set you recommended.
4 times through
3 x 25 swim (distance per stroke with 6 beat kick)
1 x 25 kick on my back (they each took ~30 seconds and the last one burned)
Now, to work on my kick 3 to 4 times per week!
T.J.
Okay, here's my baseline, which isn't quite as slow as I thought it would be, but it was slow nonetheless.
24.33 for a 25 yard kick (roll start from a dive off the side)
I also did the first set you recommended.
4 times through
3 x 25 swim (distance per stroke with 6 beat kick)
1 x 25 kick on my back (they each took ~30 seconds and the last one burned)
Now, to work on my kick 3 to 4 times per week!
T.J.
