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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Hey Mazzy,
congratulations
you've made some excellent progress
you're still dropping by chunks
work on integrating your kick with your swim
Test your swimming times
if you have a fast suit, consider wearing it when you test your kick
also how much rest are you taking before you test
1 minute? 3 minutes? 5 minutes? or more
think about the factors that effect your performance
good luck
Ande
Thanks.
I've a very long way ahead before I'll ever think about fast suite, I'm improving but I'm still a mediocre swimmer by any very low standard, after a setback 2 months ago, the kicking times are starting again to drop and this's great.
I try to be as consistent as possible in all the aspect of the timing.
I'll take as much rest as I need, 2-3 minutes on average, until I feel well rested before to go.
I'm still working to integrate a 6-beat kick, but still I struggle with the correct timing big time.
My freestyle is still a working in progress (I've re-started last september after 24-years out), I think that I need at least a more full season before my entire stroke come around at least in a decent form, after I'll look more and more at the my swim time, for now I can swim for 50m only , any longer distance I need a little rest in between.
Hey Mazzy,
congratulations
you've made some excellent progress
you're still dropping by chunks
work on integrating your kick with your swim
Test your swimming times
if you have a fast suit, consider wearing it when you test your kick
also how much rest are you taking before you test
1 minute? 3 minutes? 5 minutes? or more
think about the factors that effect your performance
good luck
Ande
Thanks.
I've a very long way ahead before I'll ever think about fast suite, I'm improving but I'm still a mediocre swimmer by any very low standard, after a setback 2 months ago, the kicking times are starting again to drop and this's great.
I try to be as consistent as possible in all the aspect of the timing.
I'll take as much rest as I need, 2-3 minutes on average, until I feel well rested before to go.
I'm still working to integrate a 6-beat kick, but still I struggle with the correct timing big time.
My freestyle is still a working in progress (I've re-started last september after 24-years out), I think that I need at least a more full season before my entire stroke come around at least in a decent form, after I'll look more and more at the my swim time, for now I can swim for 50m only , any longer distance I need a little rest in between.
