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.
good job
please test and post results
really need to see how you're kicking from the him
flutter kick begins with a slight downward movement from the hip
followed by a slight downward kick from the knee
like this
www.youtube.com/watchwww.youtube.com/watch
kicking fast is a combination of
technique, conditioning, and foot / ankle flexibility
keep working on it
ande
did a 10x33yd kick set and a 20x33yd kick set last week. They were all around 45 sec. I also did some fin sets and they are starting to feel better. I think kicking from the hips and not the knees conserves energy.
good job
please test and post results
really need to see how you're kicking from the him
flutter kick begins with a slight downward movement from the hip
followed by a slight downward kick from the knee
like this
www.youtube.com/watchwww.youtube.com/watch
kicking fast is a combination of
technique, conditioning, and foot / ankle flexibility
keep working on it
ande
did a 10x33yd kick set and a 20x33yd kick set last week. They were all around 45 sec. I also did some fin sets and they are starting to feel better. I think kicking from the hips and not the knees conserves energy.
