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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the meet was a lot of fun. dropped time in all events. after a couple of years at this my aerobic base is finally getting pretty decent (at least for me). now i'm ready to work more on sprinting for a while.
i do stretch but not as intensly as what you described. have you been able to measure a change in your toe point angle since you started this?
glad the snorkle is working out for you. aside from goggles it's my favorite piece of equipment.
the meet was a lot of fun. dropped time in all events. after a couple of years at this my aerobic base is finally getting pretty decent (at least for me). now i'm ready to work more on sprinting for a while.
i do stretch but not as intensly as what you described. have you been able to measure a change in your toe point angle since you started this?
glad the snorkle is working out for you. aside from goggles it's my favorite piece of equipment.
