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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now the whole point
is to make your legs as useful as possible
some swimmers are struggling to break 30, 25, or 20 with their 25 kick
while others can break 15
the very fastest swimmers can break 12 and 11
there are some swimmers who can SDK a 25 under 10.0
everyone can improve
find out how fast you are then train to go even faster
ande
Ande, I just hope you are talking about yards and not meters there! I am still struggling to break 21 for 25m SFK.
I have made really good progress with my SDK but not so much with my SFK. Part of the reason is that I spend more time on the SDK. It is such a great feeling when it is coming right and your feet are biting that water. I just don't get the same satisfaction from doing SFK.
I am also still struggling to integrate it into my full stroke, though. But like you say you need to concentrate on kicking on every length of every set - not just kicking sets. It takes time to overcome bad habits.
now the whole point
is to make your legs as useful as possible
some swimmers are struggling to break 30, 25, or 20 with their 25 kick
while others can break 15
the very fastest swimmers can break 12 and 11
there are some swimmers who can SDK a 25 under 10.0
everyone can improve
find out how fast you are then train to go even faster
ande
Ande, I just hope you are talking about yards and not meters there! I am still struggling to break 21 for 25m SFK.
I have made really good progress with my SDK but not so much with my SFK. Part of the reason is that I spend more time on the SDK. It is such a great feeling when it is coming right and your feet are biting that water. I just don't get the same satisfaction from doing SFK.
I am also still struggling to integrate it into my full stroke, though. But like you say you need to concentrate on kicking on every length of every set - not just kicking sets. It takes time to overcome bad habits.
