Frog Kicks, Backwards Kicks and Hellicopter Turns : Help

ElectricZombie · Jul 17, 2002

I downloaded the 5th Dimension videos on these techniques, and practiced them in the pool tonight with a class.

My frog kick dosn't look as efficient as the one in the video, worked ok but not great. Not sure if legs should be bent. It looks like the diver is turning his fins on edge to help cut through the water on the return stroke. Please elaborate on this and how it's performed.

The backward kick was difficult, I never got it down. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Looked crazy trying to do it.

My hellicopter turn worked but, I don't know if I'm doing it correctly. I sort of did a one leg frog kick. Need some clarification.

Could someone please write a description of exactly how to do these three techniques? The video was helpful but, I need a good explanation of the mechanics. Between reading, watching and practicing, I should be ok. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me get these down.

Thanks Yet Again,

wetman · Jul 17, 2002

Can someone post a link to these videos? I looked on their site and couldn't find them.

steve

Spectre · Jul 17, 2002

http://www.fifthd.com/divestore/classes/classindex.html

Look on the right of the page for the video list.

nickjb · Jul 17, 2002

I tried to play the vids but I get this error messsage:

'Cannot play back the video stream: no suitable decompressor could be found'

Any ideas what i am missing?

O-ring · Jul 17, 2002

The backward kick was difficult, I never got it down. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Looked crazy trying to do it.

That backward kick is a bear...I am anxious to try it this weekend in my class and see if they can fix it. I'll pass along any good info I get..

Spectre · Jul 17, 2002

Originally posted by nickjb
'Cannot play back the video stream: no suitable decompressor could be found'

I would try going to Microsoft's download page and downloading the latest version of Windows Media Player for your OS. I'm not completely sure if that will effect plug-ins as well, but it's worth a shot...

wetman · Jul 17, 2002

better link:

http://www.fifthd.com/divestore/classes/dirrec.html

this one goes straight to the videos. thanks.

steve

Spectre · Jul 17, 2002

Originally posted by wetman
better link:

http://www.fifthd.com/divestore/classes/dirrec.html

this one goes straight to the videos. thanks.

Doah... Sorry. I just tried going to the link that I posted, and your right, it doesn't go directly. There's something in my bookmark that gets both frames correct, where going direct to that link doesn't.

Sorry....

ElectricZombie · Jul 21, 2002

Anyone have any luck trying to do these yet?

jbd · Jul 21, 2002

is a real bear to do. I've been working on it but have had very limited sucess. I figure if I try it as many times as Tiger Woods has swung a golf club I may get it figured out.

I'm better with the helicopter turn to the left(counterclockwise) than I am to the right.

The backward kick seems to require a lot of finesse in the recovery phase of the kick. Without that finesse you just push yourself back to where you started.

On the helicopter turn it feels like I'm using one fin to pull me around and the other fin picks up where the first left off while the first is recovering.

As for the frog kicks with my back arched and legs bent a strong kick seems to propel me downward. Soft easy kicks seem to work best for me.

I'm new to some of this so I can't really write a detailed description of what I'm doing when I do get it right.

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