Buddy Positions w/ the Frog Kick?

[tracydr]

Buddy lines also don't work in kelp forests. I am with TSandM, I hate it when a buddy is way above me. I have to practically roll to see them. If they are on my left, then my drysuit starts venting.

I hate this, too. My husband does it all the time and it drives me nutty!
Next time I the leader, I'm going to tell him where to stay! I much prefer when Jax stayed shoulder to shoulder in the poor vis at the lake, much less stress.

 

[TSandM]

Kicking wise, I'm more comfortable cruising with frog kicks. Flutter kicks doesn't allow me to glide as far as I would like, neither do modified frog/flutter kicks. I feel like I have to kick too much to make forward progress. Did I mention I use Jet fins?​

My beloved cave instructor would look at you with a disappointed expression and say, "Just because you aren't good at something isn't a reason not to do it. It's a reason to do it more often . . . "

Personally, I hate flutter kick, but after getting my butt whomped by the caves in Florida because I tried frog kicking into heavy flow, I decided I had to learn to be more comfortable doing it. I am, although there is a long way to go. Mark Messersmith told me, on the boat in Egypt, that he rarely frog kicks any more.

 

[g1138]

Let me rephrase. It's like eating cereal with a fork. I can do it just fine and with perfect comfort. But I prefer to use a spoon because it's more effective for the task at hand. And in this case I had to run to school.

Given our tank capacity, we wouldn't have made it to our site if I was doing the modified kicks (the pace is just to slow). But I guess there's was no way around the issue. Either I put up with a slow pace, or strained leg(s).