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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kicking times
25 / 50 / 75 / 100 scy
12/22/09 :17, :39, 1:04, 1:30, push, pace clock
12/16/09 :18, :40, 1:03, 1:30, push, pace clock
12/09/09 :18, :40, 1:04, 1:33, push, pace clock
paced the 50 this time. 25 @90%, 25 blast. think i need to pace more at 75 & 100.
did flip turns on the 100.
should i do one armstroke into the wall when i flip turn?
kicking times
25 / 50 / 75 / 100 scy
12/22/09 :17, :39, 1:04, 1:30, push, pace clock
12/16/09 :18, :40, 1:03, 1:30, push, pace clock
12/09/09 :18, :40, 1:04, 1:33, push, pace clock
paced the 50 this time. 25 @90%, 25 blast. think i need to pace more at 75 & 100.
did flip turns on the 100.
should i do one armstroke into the wall when i flip turn?
