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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Well I voted clueless, but in practice I tend to push of lightly with my heels and mainly with the balls against the tiled/concrete wall.
In competition off the slightly springy pads I slam those feet completely against them as hard as I can (at least I think I do)
Yep - Clueless was right - today even in competition I went off the balls of my feet. Guess I'm not so clueless now.
Well I voted clueless, but in practice I tend to push of lightly with my heels and mainly with the balls against the tiled/concrete wall.
In competition off the slightly springy pads I slam those feet completely against them as hard as I can (at least I think I do)
Yep - Clueless was right - today even in competition I went off the balls of my feet. Guess I'm not so clueless now.
