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Help My Flutter Kick is Horrible!

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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.
  • today I kicked 50 yards from a dive with a board went 28.2 That just ain't right. That was my first 50 free time!
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    kicking times 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 scy 03/21/10 :15.9, :xx.x, x:xx.x, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 03/03/10 :16.1, :xx.x, x:xx.x, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 02/27/10 :16.2, :xx.x, x:xx.x, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 02/20/10 :16.1, :xx.x, x:xx.x, 1:25.3, push, stop watch 02/17/10 :17.1, :37.9, x:xx.x, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 02/13/10 :xx.x, :xx.x, 1:00.2, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 02/10/10 :xx.x, :38.2, x:xx.x, x:xx.x, push, stop watch 01/31/10 :16.3, :xx.x, x:xx.x, 1:28.7, push, stop watch 01/24/10 :17.0, :37.6, 1:01.0, 1:26.8, push, stop watch 01/13/10 :17.1, :40.0, 1:06.1, 1:32.1, push, stop watch 12/31/09 :16.8, :38.2, 1:01.7, 1:26.8, push, stop watch 12/29/09 :17.0, :38.5, 1:01.3, 1:27.3, push, stop watch 12/26/09 :16.7, :38.2, 1:01.6, 1:30.1, push, stop watch 12/23/09 :17.x, :38.x, 1:03.x, 1:28.x, push, pace clock 12/22/09 :17.x, :39.x, 1:04.x, 1:30.x, push, pace clock 12/16/09 :18.x, :40.x, 1:03.x, 1:30.x, push, pace clock 12/09/09 :18.x, :40.x, 1:04.x, 1:33.x, push, pace clock
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    definitely having to work harder for an improvement on the 25's now. i've been neglecting the longer distances while trying to break into the 15's so there should be some easier gains left there.
  • A good flutter power drill I found from go-swim is pushing off with hands while kicking hard to overcome the backward momentum. Use a snorkel and do a hard set of a dozen then try to walk:agree: I think this drill also emphasizes the proper form for propulsion since you have to overcome going backwards. Have to get back to see if this helps my kick times
  • ... i go streamlined from a push and time myself with a stopwatch ... How exactly do you do this? Do you carry the watch with you?
  • is anyone working on improving their flutter kick? I just restarted swimming after learning form and technique for 2 years during college (after a 3 year break). I came across this post this morning and am going to start doing this starting before my masters practices on t/th/sun. Once summer comes - I'll probably switch this to a post-lifting workout on m/w/f. My goal is to kick some *** by the next state masters meet in IL.
  • is anyone working on improving their flutter kick?
  • I've concluded the only things that slow me down are my kick, streamline off the wall, and for distances over 100, conditioning and motivation. If I don't dedicate a good portion of my workout stressing the kick I stop seeing improvements. Next Tuesday I will take the challenge
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    How exactly do you do this? Do you carry the watch with you? I use a small timer that is worn on the finger.