frog kick

[jon m]

so how do you learn it? i've seen it (on video), but do you take a class or just" figure it out"?
also, what about other kicks?
thanks!

 

[RonFrank]

so how do you learn it? i've seen it (on video), but do you take a class or just" figure it out"?
also, what about other kicks?
thanks!

There are some video's you can view online at mainly GUE/DIR sites. It's not a hard kick to learn. The best way I have found to learn new kick techniques is to dive with others that are proficient using them.

 

[MSilvia]

If you want to learn kicks in a class though, DIR-Fundamentals will cover them.

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

You need to be shown how to do it properly by divers that use this kick. You must have control of your buoyancy, horizontal diving. Your fins have alot to do with getting the most from your kick. The kick allows you to be propelled without your fins distubing the bottom be it silt, sand, or even coral. I was taught on a coffee table with my fins on. That way I had it in my head what the kick should feel like before I got in the water. I changed my OW fins to ScubaPro JETS which are negative and wide allowing the most out of your kick.

Question...what type of diving are you going to be doing?

Now once you figure out the kick...the hard part comes in trying to do it backwards!

Happy Diving!
Carolyn

 

[diverdan214]

I tried this backward kick thing when I was swimming laps the other day. I got it eventually, it took me about 5 minutes to get to the backstroke flags. Very entertaing to see the guard's faces as I got out. Guess I need a bit more practice.

 

[ae3753]

It's different for everyone.

Some people watch a video, and that's enough.

Some people watch in water, and that's enough.

Some people do dry runs on the surface, and that's enough.

Some people get their fins manipulated in the water, and that's enough.

Some people see themselves in video, and that's enough.

For many people, it's all the above.

I learned a little by watching and diving with my OW instructor. However, it really wasn't until the Essentials course that my kicking improved.

After the course - my frog kick had more power (I wasn't snapping enough), my helicopter turn was more precise (Joe T challenged me for better control), and my backwards kick lasted more than 2 kicks (Joe T grabbed my fins in the water to show me how to maximize the stroke).

I'm a good visual learner. However I found that watching video and others, you miss some of the subtleties. Nothing is as good as a course designed to teach you these kicks.

 

[SkullDeformity]

http://public.mvlan.net/folder/011/Diving/Technique and Theory/DIR/FifthD Training Videos/

Diving with people who know how to kick that can correct you, and watching yourself on video will get you there.