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 got DQ'd for doing dolphin kick just as I was starting to move my hands back toward my feet (I think I was pretty much in streamline). I had always done the kick then, and at Worlds in Stanford was not DQ'd, but at USMS meet was.
My coach said he felt the most forceful place to dolphin kick is when your arms are at your hips, but I like doing it earlier. I just need to remember not to be in streamline. Though not very clear, I think USMS rules require that your hands have started to pull before the dolphin kick.
I got DQ'd for doing dolphin kick just as I was starting to move my hands back toward my feet (I think I was pretty much in streamline). I had always done the kick then, and at Worlds in Stanford was not DQ'd, but at USMS meet was.
My coach said he felt the most forceful place to dolphin kick is when your arms are at your hips, but I like doing it earlier. I just need to remember not to be in streamline. Though not very clear, I think USMS rules require that your hands have started to pull before the dolphin kick.
