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.
Thanks Elaine. I do that a little bit but I'm not sure I'm getting accurate times. Like, I finish at 15 yards, or 20 yards or at the wall and then look at my watch. Then I start trying to figure out how long it took me to raise my wrist up near my face in order to see the time (ha ha, old eyes!!) and then do the subtraction.
But, it's all relative, right? If you do it the same way each time, you will know if you went faster or slower. When my husband times me on 25's, they always seem faster than when I time myself. I'm losing that time it takes to look at my watch; I figure it's about .5. So, I know not to get too excited when he tells me I broke 20 on a 25 yard breaststroke!
Just come up with a consistent way of checking your watch for an accurate comparison.
Regardless, keep on kickin'! :cheerleader:
Thanks Elaine. I do that a little bit but I'm not sure I'm getting accurate times. Like, I finish at 15 yards, or 20 yards or at the wall and then look at my watch. Then I start trying to figure out how long it took me to raise my wrist up near my face in order to see the time (ha ha, old eyes!!) and then do the subtraction.
But, it's all relative, right? If you do it the same way each time, you will know if you went faster or slower. When my husband times me on 25's, they always seem faster than when I time myself. I'm losing that time it takes to look at my watch; I figure it's about .5. So, I know not to get too excited when he tells me I broke 20 on a 25 yard breaststroke!
Just come up with a consistent way of checking your watch for an accurate comparison.
Regardless, keep on kickin'! :cheerleader:
