What's the proper/efficient technique to fin kick?

[scuba_moron]

Does power come from the hips or the legs?

 

[jeanne001]

My first guess is the legs. But it is a good question. I'm interested in the answer too.

 

[TSandM]

Well, it really depends on which kick you are using . . . I frog kick, and the power comes from the muscles in the thigh, until I begin to fatigue, in which case the muscles in the buttocks begin to play a role, too.

I don't do a full leg flutter kick, because it's a terrible kick for silty environments, which is where I dive.

 

[Saltwater Junky]

Unless you kick with your legs straight (not bending the knee)then you'll mainly be using your gluteus maximus, quadriceps, and hamstrings.