06-11-2006, 06:45 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Don't be discouraged. You are using equipment and muscles that you are not used to using. You have to experiment with kicking styles to learn how to propel yourself and how to turn the direction you want to.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have decent fins, properly tightened and adjusted, your kicking will become natural and you will not have to focus on it or worry about it. But, you do need to learn how to turn partially sideways sometimes, and to kick harder with one fin than the other, to make turns. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For straight line propulsion, you simply point both fins to the rear and kick them up and down. Be sure to apply pressure on the down kick as well as the up kick to get maximum propulsion. It takes practice to get used to kicking rhythmically. To move faster, you kick faster and harder. You will find your own level for efficient motion.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You mentioned wind and current. Those are not good to have as a part of your learning experience, especially if you have not mastered control yet. Next time, try to launch in a a spot where there is neither. Once you have experience and confidence you can take on some of the more challenging factors.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Above all, relax. It is seldom that you will actually need to kick hard or rapidly to keep yourself moving and moving in the right direction. If you try to force things that causes stress, tension and muscle spasms. Not good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have decent fins, properly tightened and adjusted, your kicking will become natural and you will not have to focus on it or worry about it. But, you do need to learn how to turn partially sideways sometimes, and to kick harder with one fin than the other, to make turns. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For straight line propulsion, you simply point both fins to the rear and kick them up and down. Be sure to apply pressure on the down kick as well as the up kick to get maximum propulsion. It takes practice to get used to kicking rhythmically. To move faster, you kick faster and harder. You will find your own level for efficient motion.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You mentioned wind and current. Those are not good to have as a part of your learning experience, especially if you have not mastered control yet. Next time, try to launch in a a spot where there is neither. Once you have experience and confidence you can take on some of the more challenging factors.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Above all, relax. It is seldom that you will actually need to kick hard or rapidly to keep yourself moving and moving in the right direction. If you try to force things that causes stress, tension and muscle spasms. Not good.[/#0000ff]
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