With the ability to do a dolphin kick now along with the pulldown, what is the proper timing. I have been out of swimming for a while, and when I competed, we couldn't use the dolphin kick at all.
I have been playing with the dolphin kick for a while, and here is what I think:
1. doing the dolphin kick in the middle of the pull down, when at max velocity, breaks streamline and is counter productive.
2. if the dolphin kick must be done at some point during the pull down, not before or after, it should be done at the point at which the pull down is contributing very little or not at all to forward motion.
3. I have found that if I do the dolphin kick just as my hands start to move laterally out of the streamline position, I can remove the dead spot in the pull down. I am now dolphin kicking as my hands are separating from a streamline position. It takes a moment to get my hands into the catch positions, and this seems like the perfect time to do the dolphin kick. I can not take my time getting my hands into the catch position. The pull down may be a bit longer, but we move faster underwater anyway.
I have been playing with the dolphin kick for a while, and here is what I think:
1. doing the dolphin kick in the middle of the pull down, when at max velocity, breaks streamline and is counter productive.
2. if the dolphin kick must be done at some point during the pull down, not before or after, it should be done at the point at which the pull down is contributing very little or not at all to forward motion.
3. I have found that if I do the dolphin kick just as my hands start to move laterally out of the streamline position, I can remove the dead spot in the pull down. I am now dolphin kicking as my hands are separating from a streamline position. It takes a moment to get my hands into the catch positions, and this seems like the perfect time to do the dolphin kick. I can not take my time getting my hands into the catch position. The pull down may be a bit longer, but we move faster underwater anyway.
