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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12/1/11: 19.08 flutter w/ board, 24.20 flutter on back, 13.24 sprint free, 14.48 sprint fly
12/17/11: 19.30 flutter w/ board, 25.12 flutter on back
1/8/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.23; 25Y Flutter K on back: 24.05; 25Y fly swim: 13.90
1/18/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.78; 25Y Flutter K on back: 25.63
1/25/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.38; 25Y Flutter K on back: 24.11; 25Y fly swim: 14.45(*) 25Y Free swim: 13.60(*)
*both of these were horribly timed.
18.38 was a near-PB. To be honest, I've been doing only 1-2 hard kicking sets a week outside of the testing day and they are with intervals 50m+. I might try adding more all out 25s, although my sprinting is relatively better.
12/1/11: 19.08 flutter w/ board, 24.20 flutter on back, 13.24 sprint free, 14.48 sprint fly
12/17/11: 19.30 flutter w/ board, 25.12 flutter on back
1/8/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.23; 25Y Flutter K on back: 24.05; 25Y fly swim: 13.90
1/18/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.78; 25Y Flutter K on back: 25.63
1/25/12: 25Y Flutter K WB: 18.38; 25Y Flutter K on back: 24.11; 25Y fly swim: 14.45(*) 25Y Free swim: 13.60(*)
*both of these were horribly timed.
18.38 was a near-PB. To be honest, I've been doing only 1-2 hard kicking sets a week outside of the testing day and they are with intervals 50m+. I might try adding more all out 25s, although my sprinting is relatively better.
