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.
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Update:
In last months or so I've slowed the run, nearly at stop, unfortunately :mad:.
A Day, pushing off the wall, off balance, I've strained my right calf, two weeks to get the leg back at 100%, throw in some holidays and few days with fever, you can call it a setback.
I've only managed to break 27 secs, but the flutter kick is notwithstanding improved more that the little time drop attest.
The feedback and endurance are improved by sizable margin, the ankles are more relaxed, I drive the kick more that before from the hip; I think that the major flaw is that I don't finish the kick with the lower leg all the way down all the time, I'm working on it of course.
Looking back a september, at 24 years off, with the somewhat limited times in pool (I estimate around 100 hours) I can be maybe satisfied but not happy.
Next Goal : Under 25 Secs before the end of July, and I'll happy:party2:.
recap :
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself, SCM pool, 25m )
- Early October 45.0
- Early january 30.5s
- 2/9 28.1 secs
- 3/1 27.4 secs
- 5/10 26.8 secs
P.S.
Ande Congrats for your "astonishing" times at the Nats, way to go!
Update:
In last months or so I've slowed the run, nearly at stop, unfortunately :mad:.
A Day, pushing off the wall, off balance, I've strained my right calf, two weeks to get the leg back at 100%, throw in some holidays and few days with fever, you can call it a setback.
I've only managed to break 27 secs, but the flutter kick is notwithstanding improved more that the little time drop attest.
The feedback and endurance are improved by sizable margin, the ankles are more relaxed, I drive the kick more that before from the hip; I think that the major flaw is that I don't finish the kick with the lower leg all the way down all the time, I'm working on it of course.
Looking back a september, at 24 years off, with the somewhat limited times in pool (I estimate around 100 hours) I can be maybe satisfied but not happy.
Next Goal : Under 25 Secs before the end of July, and I'll happy:party2:.
recap :
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself, SCM pool, 25m )
- Early October 45.0
- Early january 30.5s
- 2/9 28.1 secs
- 3/1 27.4 secs
- 5/10 26.8 secs
P.S.
Ande Congrats for your "astonishing" times at the Nats, way to go!
