Chavodel8en
Contributor
@BlueTrin, you are correct. Lean back on the couch or floor and splay your knees out wide (that's hip rotation). When you do that, you'll see it's pretty easy to put the soles of your feet together. If you're flexible enough, you can get your legs pretty flat and your soles will touch with virtually no ankle movement. Now, you don't have to be that flexible to do a frog kick. The combination of hip rotation and some ankle movement can bring the bottom of your fins together. Also, don't get too caught up in touching the bottom of your fins together. Even if they aren't flat, you'll still likely find that you can propel yourself along nicely. Comfort is also the name of the game and that's what @Can't Talk ... Diving was getting at.
Now, maybe I know why my frogkick is crap. I can barely do what you describe - get my soles to touch, even w/ my legs splayed. It is not comfortable at all. I must add that I am not very flexible.
When I frogkick, its always a strain for me.
I dont know, I think some folks just arent built for frogkicking. I generally flutter. Im not in any confined areas, so it works for me.