We love to SDK. It's the 5th stroke. It takes skill, strength, flexibility, conditioning & mental toughness.
For many it's the 2nd fastest stroke, but it's not a legal stroke.
We wish it was legal. We wish there weren't 15 m restrictions in races.
We count our kicks because kicks count.
We train to SDK faster. Some call SDKs underwaters or dolphins.
What are you doing to improve your SDK?
How many do you take in each race?
Help! My SDK is Horrible! has many tips & a program to get faster.
Here's a helpful post in it.
What are your SDK times?
15, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 200?
Spend some time in the SDK lane & you'll be kicking faster before you know it.
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
Doing only 8 25's SDK a week is probably not enough to improve
...its all al matter of perspective really - starting from nothing actually completing all 8 is a definite improvement. Next step is speeding them up.
And as I'm only in the pool 2 x per week I guess I can say I do SDKs in half my practices :D
Next week I'm going to do some for time on my side - hopefully they'll be faster - they certainly feel faster off a turn.
Doing only 8 25's SDK a week is probably not enough to improve
...its all al matter of perspective really - starting from nothing actually completing all 8 is a definite improvement. Next step is speeding them up.
And as I'm only in the pool 2 x per week I guess I can say I do SDKs in half my practices :D
Next week I'm going to do some for time on my side - hopefully they'll be faster - they certainly feel faster off a turn.
