Hi,
I need to widen my swim gear inventory. A waterski is about the closest thing to fins I have experience with (id est - never used fins). I feel I can really make use of a pair of them but I haven't a clue as to what type to try first. :help:
If it's possible to point me in the right direction, would anyone know what fins to try first?
If it helps:
Short distance swimmer (order of ability level: free, fly, back, ***)
Foot size: 10.5 (very wide)
moderate ankle/foot flexibility
average flutter kick speed
below average SDK speed (but moderate efficiency)
Primary uses: to augment fly, various drills, and to spend more time feeling hydrodynamic forces at race pace and faster.
Not sure I know what I exactly need but I was thinking of something that will allow me to swim 2 x 50 (at 1 sec faster than race pace) @ 0:90, yet be forgiving enough to assist other uses (i.e. fly sets, drills).
:notworthy: Merci Obrigado!
I used fins for the first time (recently) after nearly 5 years of swimming without. I can't assume my swimming skill or conditioning would be better off now if I had used them earlier, but one thing for certain is my swimming and kicking has improved shortly after my first pair, and I currently use them for the greater part of my workout. My shoulders are also happier.
The one thing I don't use fins for is to get a goal distance or time (unless it is within context of the set).
But I do use fins to:
1) feel what it's like to travel through water efficiently and to notice how position effects drag
2) complete difficult stroke drills and have more drill endurance
3) concentrate on form swimming at speeds that, without fins, are too fast to be able to concentrate on anything at all.
Maybe it would be good to have them in your bag at this time, but not next to the goggles
I used fins for the first time (recently) after nearly 5 years of swimming without. I can't assume my swimming skill or conditioning would be better off now if I had used them earlier, but one thing for certain is my swimming and kicking has improved shortly after my first pair, and I currently use them for the greater part of my workout. My shoulders are also happier.
The one thing I don't use fins for is to get a goal distance or time (unless it is within context of the set).
But I do use fins to:
1) feel what it's like to travel through water efficiently and to notice how position effects drag
2) complete difficult stroke drills and have more drill endurance
3) concentrate on form swimming at speeds that, without fins, are too fast to be able to concentrate on anything at all.
Maybe it would be good to have them in your bag at this time, but not next to the goggles
