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.
Yeah. I've read most of this string and I have just now gotten started. And it really ain't pretty.
.34 25 yard kick with a board.
.72 50 yard kick with a board.
I go 1:18 for a scy 100 so you can see that I'm all upper body right now.
The women all laugh at me until we switch to pull buoys. Then I kill'em!
Ande, I've started practicing the SDK. I still need to have someone time me but it feels as though I'm slowing my turns down by using it. I know that this will change over time but that'e where I'm at.
I'll start tomorow going w/o a board too.
Hey 3 Rivers!
Welcome to H.M.F.K.I.H!
If you do the training, you will become a faster kicker
for now, don't worry about your 50 speed or times
concentrate on improving your 12.5, 15, & 25 speed
get your 25 under 25 or 20 before working on 50's
Represent your times like this:
12/20/2011 25Y Flutter K WB :34; 50Y Flutter K WB :72
Get a water proof stop watch to time yourself to the 1/10th of a second,
though you should be dropping in chunks for a while.
keep working on your SDK, just do short bursts
like 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 kicks
You can Kick faster faster
Yeah. I've read most of this string and I have just now gotten started. And it really ain't pretty.
.34 25 yard kick with a board.
.72 50 yard kick with a board.
I go 1:18 for a scy 100 so you can see that I'm all upper body right now.
The women all laugh at me until we switch to pull buoys. Then I kill'em!
Ande, I've started practicing the SDK. I still need to have someone time me but it feels as though I'm slowing my turns down by using it. I know that this will change over time but that'e where I'm at.
I'll start tomorow going w/o a board too.
Hey 3 Rivers!
Welcome to H.M.F.K.I.H!
If you do the training, you will become a faster kicker
for now, don't worry about your 50 speed or times
concentrate on improving your 12.5, 15, & 25 speed
get your 25 under 25 or 20 before working on 50's
Represent your times like this:
12/20/2011 25Y Flutter K WB :34; 50Y Flutter K WB :72
Get a water proof stop watch to time yourself to the 1/10th of a second,
though you should be dropping in chunks for a while.
keep working on your SDK, just do short bursts
like 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 kicks
You can Kick faster faster
