I was trying to practice my kicks, i tried slow and fast, neither will move me across the lap at all without my arms.
I was using a kicking board, and i will kick from my hips, or quads, nothing. Wont' move an inch.
can someone please tell me why??
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Get yourself a pair of fins. If you are a slow, weak kicker, these help in three ways:
- They amplify positive feedback when you do it correctly.
- They stretch out your ankles, automatically, without thinking about it or straining yourself or trying any harder.
- They make it possible for you to "keep up" better during kick sets and actually want to work on your kicking.
These comments go double if you are working on a "body dolphin" skill as part of learning butterfly or *** stroke.
As with any tool (e.g. a pull buoy, a kickboard, paddles, etc.) they can become a crutch if you use them excessively. I would recommend that you take the fins off whenever you are not kicking (so you whole stroke does not become adapted to swimming with fins). However, don't be shy about using them consistently in kick sets for right now. Eventually, you should try to do a few kick sets without them, the goal being to make your kick without fins feel like your kick with fins.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
Matt
Get yourself a pair of fins. If you are a slow, weak kicker, these help in three ways:
- They amplify positive feedback when you do it correctly.
- They stretch out your ankles, automatically, without thinking about it or straining yourself or trying any harder.
- They make it possible for you to "keep up" better during kick sets and actually want to work on your kicking.
These comments go double if you are working on a "body dolphin" skill as part of learning butterfly or *** stroke.
As with any tool (e.g. a pull buoy, a kickboard, paddles, etc.) they can become a crutch if you use them excessively. I would recommend that you take the fins off whenever you are not kicking (so you whole stroke does not become adapted to swimming with fins). However, don't be shy about using them consistently in kick sets for right now. Eventually, you should try to do a few kick sets without them, the goal being to make your kick without fins feel like your kick with fins.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
Matt
