frog kick

Hi all, I’ve decided to take the plunge and start buying my own dive gear. I just got a mask and my next purchase is a pair of fins. I’d like a pair that I can frog kick in and perhaps occasionally freestyle kick if necessary. I’m diving in warm water. If you mainly frog kick in your fins...

My frog kick is good and efficient when I wear neoprene booties with wet suite and OMS slipstream fins. However when I dive with my DUI drysuite with turbo soles, my feet rotate inside the bootie during frog kick, so the kick is inefficient. I tried putting on an extra pair of undergarment socks...

I saw some threads asking for Fin recommendations. I thought I'd give a response with a different twist. Here are my thoughts. Almost any fin will allow you to do the Frog Kick and even complex kicks like the Back/Reverse Kick. The key is technique. Equipment is not the solution to a...

Perhaps the best propulsion (swimming) technique in Scuba Diving is the Frog Kick. Compared to the Flutter Kick, the Frog Kick is more efficient. It is a “kick and glide” motion that conserves energy while delivering a powerful thrust to propel you forward. It is also very effective. Notice...

For staying still, horizontally, mid water, what is the best form of that position? The position I have in mind is typically called the skydiver or frog kick position. In particular, how far up should the knees be bent to give the easiest control of body position. There are some knee angles...

I did a search of the forums for my question and came up empty. I realize that this forum is intended more for dive physiology, but couldn't find a better option to drop this into. I broke my hip in a bicycle crash 3 months ago that required a total hip replacement. Apparently, I did a real...