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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Look like most of members are vanished in last few months.
I wish that they're so busy at working hard to improve that they've no time to report.;)
My first season back is now "officially" over. August is not a great time to swim in my area, with most of the pool closed to maintenance/summer vacation, and the few ones open are for leisure mainly. So I'll recharge a little for the next season.
in last few weeks I've tried to swim with fins (Split fins of tyr), I've mixed experience, great to working out the legs but they throw off my kicks techining in some way, so I've discontinued it for the moment.
the snorkel is by far the best equipment that I've used so far. Great to work on techninque, balance, breathing.
I've improved a little bit again, going under the 24 sec few times.
I've still a long way to go but my kickers' times are more respectable.
Looking to further improve next season...
I want to thank again you, Ande, for your Time, your encourangement and your tips & hints.
see you all in the Fall for another great season.
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
- 5/28 25.4 secs
- 7/2 24.3 secs
- 7/31 23.7 secs
(25m free 16.7 secs pushing from the wall)
Look like most of members are vanished in last few months.
I wish that they're so busy at working hard to improve that they've no time to report.;)
My first season back is now "officially" over. August is not a great time to swim in my area, with most of the pool closed to maintenance/summer vacation, and the few ones open are for leisure mainly. So I'll recharge a little for the next season.
in last few weeks I've tried to swim with fins (Split fins of tyr), I've mixed experience, great to working out the legs but they throw off my kicks techining in some way, so I've discontinued it for the moment.
the snorkel is by far the best equipment that I've used so far. Great to work on techninque, balance, breathing.
I've improved a little bit again, going under the 24 sec few times.
I've still a long way to go but my kickers' times are more respectable.
Looking to further improve next season...
I want to thank again you, Ande, for your Time, your encourangement and your tips & hints.
see you all in the Fall for another great season.
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
- 5/28 25.4 secs
- 7/2 24.3 secs
- 7/31 23.7 secs
(25m free 16.7 secs pushing from the wall)
