So earlier at practice I experimented with flat feet coming off every wall. There was a very noticeable difference. I could surface with ease past the flags, without any DKs. In my first two years of swimming, I have used just the balls (and toes) of my feet in coming off the walls.
Flat feet (that is, both ball and heel) feels a little awkward right now, like any technique change, but I think I'm going to start adjusting to it for permanent use.
Thanks to Jim Thornton who suggested I make this a poll!
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Balls of the feet it is and barring injury, always will be. I think if you talked to some exercise physiologists they would tell you that jumping, or in our case pushing off with the balls of your feet is much more efficient than "whole foot". I honestly have no idea if I was ever coached on this.
Balls of the feet it is and barring injury, always will be. I think if you talked to some exercise physiologists they would tell you that jumping, or in our case pushing off with the balls of your feet is much more efficient than "whole foot". I honestly have no idea if I was ever coached on this.
