theatis
Contributor
After trying and failing to do frog kicks well, i decided to do two things: 1) ask for advice in learning how to do them better, 2) consider using the fins that most here seem to think are the most appropriate tool for that particular task.
So, can someone explain to me in terms of mechanics what i should be doing? I know that without watching me it's impossible to tell me what I'm doing wrong, but i'd like to know some general guidelines to doing it correctly (word chosen carefully!). Most people try to explain it in terms of what it should like rather than in terms of mechanics which is what i'm looking for.
The second part is that i figured that Jets are cheap enough that i can try them and see whether they help me improve on this and if i don't like them i'll just ebay them. Right now i use Mares Volo Powers (Size Regular) which are generally OK but according to many here not particularly suited for frog kicks.
I'm looking for size recommendations on the Jets. I found kidspot's website after searching here and this is what i got by comparing the foot pockets of the Volos (which fit me perfectly) and my boots (Mares Avanti size 9, they also fit me perfectly so i don't want to change them), let me know what you think:
..................................Inches..........Recommended JF Size (according to kidspot's table)
Boot width.....................4 1/4
Boot inserted length........8 7/8
Boot length...................11 1/2
Pocket depth.................9................XXL
Pocket base width..........4................Betweem XL and XXL
Pocket height................3................XL
I included the boot measurement just for reference. So, apparently the Jet pocket that most resembles the Volo pocket is a combination of XL and XXL! Which one makes most sense for me?
So, can someone explain to me in terms of mechanics what i should be doing? I know that without watching me it's impossible to tell me what I'm doing wrong, but i'd like to know some general guidelines to doing it correctly (word chosen carefully!). Most people try to explain it in terms of what it should like rather than in terms of mechanics which is what i'm looking for.
The second part is that i figured that Jets are cheap enough that i can try them and see whether they help me improve on this and if i don't like them i'll just ebay them. Right now i use Mares Volo Powers (Size Regular) which are generally OK but according to many here not particularly suited for frog kicks.
I'm looking for size recommendations on the Jets. I found kidspot's website after searching here and this is what i got by comparing the foot pockets of the Volos (which fit me perfectly) and my boots (Mares Avanti size 9, they also fit me perfectly so i don't want to change them), let me know what you think:
..................................Inches..........Recommended JF Size (according to kidspot's table)
Boot width.....................4 1/4
Boot inserted length........8 7/8
Boot length...................11 1/2
Pocket depth.................9................XXL
Pocket base width..........4................Betweem XL and XXL
Pocket height................3................XL
I included the boot measurement just for reference. So, apparently the Jet pocket that most resembles the Volo pocket is a combination of XL and XXL! Which one makes most sense for me?