After kicking off the wall during a tumble turn, or after a start for
that matter, do dolphin kicks give you a better boost than flutter
kicks? Almost all competition swimmers seem to dolphin kick.
Do dolphin kicks give you a stronger boost off the wall than flutter kicks?
here's some great footage of phelps using his SDK in the 200 free and s00 IM
notice how far he kicks off this 3rd turn in both
200 fr
www.youtube.com/watch
200 IM
www.youtube.com/watch
also SDK might feel funny to some or make some feel like it throws their rhythm off.
Practice SDK
for several months before passing judgement,
get used to what it feels like.
I did a little dolphing kicking in college and always felt more comfortable with my arms at my side.
I wish I'd learned and gotten great at SDK back then.
Then as a master masters swimmer, I felt more comfortable on my back than on my belly so I started practicing on my belly too.
Now I'm practicing it for freestyle sprints.
Practice SDK
off starts,
on your back belly, and side
off turns,
get used to all the differnt ways you might apply it.
here's some great footage of phelps using his SDK in the 200 free and s00 IM
notice how far he kicks off this 3rd turn in both
200 fr
www.youtube.com/watch
200 IM
www.youtube.com/watch
also SDK might feel funny to some or make some feel like it throws their rhythm off.
Practice SDK
for several months before passing judgement,
get used to what it feels like.
I did a little dolphing kicking in college and always felt more comfortable with my arms at my side.
I wish I'd learned and gotten great at SDK back then.
Then as a master masters swimmer, I felt more comfortable on my back than on my belly so I started practicing on my belly too.
Now I'm practicing it for freestyle sprints.
Practice SDK
off starts,
on your back belly, and side
off turns,
get used to all the differnt ways you might apply it.
