Has anyone tried to stretch their ankles to improve their kick?
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I am just curious, has anyone tried to stretch their ankles to help their kick? If so did the ankle stretching actually work? If it worked how effective was it and how long did it take?
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A naive analysis based on simple geometry and simple physics would say that any surface with a normal whose horizontal component is in the forward direction will be contributing to drag not forward propulsion. This implies the kick ceases to be propulsive (although it can still provide vertical forces) when it passes the horizontal. So kicking down beyond horizontal is only useful to the extent that is positions you for the upward kick, and kicking upward beyond horizontal is only useful to the extent that it positions you for the downward kick. So a hyperextension is only useful if you have a powerful upward kick, right?
Fins and flexible feet and ankles provide an advantage becaue the provide a surface that continues to face backward even after the leg has passed the horizontal, right?
A naive analysis based on simple geometry and simple physics would say that any surface with a normal whose horizontal component is in the forward direction will be contributing to drag not forward propulsion. This implies the kick ceases to be propulsive (although it can still provide vertical forces) when it passes the horizontal. So kicking down beyond horizontal is only useful to the extent that is positions you for the upward kick, and kicking upward beyond horizontal is only useful to the extent that it positions you for the downward kick. So a hyperextension is only useful if you have a powerful upward kick, right?
Fins and flexible feet and ankles provide an advantage becaue the provide a surface that continues to face backward even after the leg has passed the horizontal, right?
