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.
congratulations you've started and reported your info:
you counted your kicks
that's interesting
how many kicks does it take to kick a 25?
you've inspired me to count mine
if you improve your DPK and efficiency
you might be able to take fewer
improve your technique, streamline, and body position
you won't need to take as many
If you improve your conditioning you'll be able to sustain intensity
improve your foot / ankle flexibility and you should improve your DPK
keep training testing and reporting
ande
3/15: 27.12
Faster, but holy cow they take a lot out of me.
I think it was this thread that talked about Distance Per Kick. For a 25-yard pool, how many kicks would you expect to make? On my back it was like 144 (I counted my right leg kicking 72 times.)
congratulations you've started and reported your info:
you counted your kicks
that's interesting
how many kicks does it take to kick a 25?
you've inspired me to count mine
if you improve your DPK and efficiency
you might be able to take fewer
improve your technique, streamline, and body position
you won't need to take as many
If you improve your conditioning you'll be able to sustain intensity
improve your foot / ankle flexibility and you should improve your DPK
keep training testing and reporting
ande
3/15: 27.12
Faster, but holy cow they take a lot out of me.
I think it was this thread that talked about Distance Per Kick. For a 25-yard pool, how many kicks would you expect to make? On my back it was like 144 (I counted my right leg kicking 72 times.)
