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.
12/27 12.5Y Flutter K WB 14.1;
12/31 12.5Y Flutter K WB 13.1; 20Y Flutter K WB 16.1
1/4 12.5 Flutter K WB 10.4;
1/5 12.5 Flutter K WB 10.5
I've been doing double duty trying to get it down. I can't explain the drastic change from the 31st to the 4th but I was close to that time again today so I think it's legit.
The SDK is still horrible but I'll continue to work on it as well as kicking greater distances and going W/O the board.
12/27 12.5Y Flutter K WB 14.1;
12/31 12.5Y Flutter K WB 13.1; 20Y Flutter K WB 16.1
1/4 12.5 Flutter K WB 10.4;
1/5 12.5 Flutter K WB 10.5
I've been doing double duty trying to get it down. I can't explain the drastic change from the 31st to the 4th but I was close to that time again today so I think it's legit.
The SDK is still horrible but I'll continue to work on it as well as kicking greater distances and going W/O the board.
