frog kick

Gator Diver · Jul 29, 2003

Anybody have any good sites or instructions
on the frog kick. My instructor never really
taught us how to do it. Thanks.

GlockDiver · Jul 29, 2003

http://gue.com/classroom/propulsion/index.shtml

Although I don't know what the advantage of frog kicks are. Other than to prevent stirring up silt in a cave.

wetman · Jul 29, 2003

http://www.fifthd.com/classinfo/video/froglicks.htm

Uncle Pug · Jul 29, 2003

GlockDiver once bubbled...
I don't know what the advantage of frog kicks are. Other than to prevent stirring up silt in a cave.

I can remember the first time I saw a frog kick I thought it looked goofey. And the first time I tried a frog kick I really did look goofey. I thought, "Who needs this?"

But after learning how to frog kick I began to use it all the time on all of my dives... and the increased viz wasn't the only reason.

I found that it was a much more efficient kick than the flutter. The *kick~n~glide* of the frog kick reduced my gas consumption.

Then there is the issue of control... I found that it was very easy to modify the frog kick and rotate around a point (helicopter turn) without using had finning.

With practice the frog kick can be reversed to give backwards motion which comes in very handy.

One drawback of the increased efficiency of the frog kick is that I did end up getting colder on dives of longer duration. Better drysuit undergarments have solved that minor problem.

JeffG · Jul 29, 2003

wetman once bubbled...
http://www.fifthd.com/classinfo/video/froglicks.htm

5th D has videos on licking frogs...Thats sick

DIR Tec Diver · Jul 29, 2003

That's a funny goof you caught in that link...

Short and sweet answer about the frog kick is it is far superior for propulsion, thrust and efficiency, as well as the already mentioned benefit of avoiding silt outs. With a good frog kick you can smoke other divers, use less air and have a higher degree of trim

boomx5 · Jul 29, 2003

that proper fin choice is a key element in using a frog kick.

Gator Diver · Jul 29, 2003

ok, a dumb question here....what fins are good
for frog kicks. I have some of the literature
but I want some real word opinions.

Charlie99 · Jul 29, 2003

newbie-in-fl once bubbled...
ok, a dumb question here....what fins are good
for frog kicks. I have some of the literature
but I want some real word opinions.

Big flat paddle fins like my L size US Divers Blades (Blades II are probably good, but I haven't used them). I use a modified frog kick that uses mostly ankle motion and not much leg motion. This kick has better streamlined, for longer glides than the normal frog kick.

esmiami · Jul 29, 2003

All true except for the part about smoking other divers. There's no way frog kicking in a pair of Jets can smoke a guy in freediving fins.
By the way, I dive both Jetfins and Esclapez Green freediving fins. I only frog kick in my Jets and use them most of the time. The control in the Jets is much better than the freediving fins but for pure speed, nothing beats long fins.

DIR Tec Diver once bubbled...
That's a funny goof you caught in that link...

Short and sweet answer about the frog kick is it is far superior for propulsion, thrust and efficiency, as well as the already mentioned benefit of avoiding silt outs. With a good frog kick you can smoke other divers, use less air and have a higher degree of trim

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