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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10/7/11: 19.54 flutter w/board, 26.12 flutter on back
10/19/11: 45.47 50yd flutter w/board, 25.81 flutter on back, 29.x 50yd free from push
10/26/11: 19.20 25yd flutter w/board
A couple days ago I had a nice 10x50yd kick workout on 1:10, coming through in 59 or 60.
My easy 2-beat kick swimming is getting more and more relaxed, but my sprint swimming is incredibly awkward. 16 strokes per lap (from a push with 2 dolphin kicks) and a slow turnover too.
10/7/11: 19.54 flutter w/board, 26.12 flutter on back
10/19/11: 45.47 50yd flutter w/board, 25.81 flutter on back, 29.x 50yd free from push
10/26/11: 19.20 25yd flutter w/board
A couple days ago I had a nice 10x50yd kick workout on 1:10, coming through in 59 or 60.
My easy 2-beat kick swimming is getting more and more relaxed, but my sprint swimming is incredibly awkward. 16 strokes per lap (from a push with 2 dolphin kicks) and a slow turnover too.
