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?
Beth, you bring up a great point - rhythym. One of the hardest things for me is getting the transition from the SDK to flutter to be seamless. There are times I totally muff the timing and feel like I come to a screeching halt off the walls.
To combat that, we've been doing a lot of sets where we go X # of SDKs off the wall, building the # of SDKs as we go through (ie 300 w/ 6/8/10 sdk by 100), maintaining a strong pace, and then doing a fast set later, working on incorporating a fast SDK off each wall.
Internally as well, for some boring sets, I will challenge myself with a "Ok Jeff, you need to do at LEAST 3 SDKs off each wall." Anytime we get 4/3/2/1 sets is a good time for that.
Beth, you bring up a great point - rhythym. One of the hardest things for me is getting the transition from the SDK to flutter to be seamless. There are times I totally muff the timing and feel like I come to a screeching halt off the walls.
To combat that, we've been doing a lot of sets where we go X # of SDKs off the wall, building the # of SDKs as we go through (ie 300 w/ 6/8/10 sdk by 100), maintaining a strong pace, and then doing a fast set later, working on incorporating a fast SDK off each wall.
Internally as well, for some boring sets, I will challenge myself with a "Ok Jeff, you need to do at LEAST 3 SDKs off each wall." Anytime we get 4/3/2/1 sets is a good time for that.
