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!
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Take a look at the AquaSphere fins that are tapered on the inside edges. They allow me to get my feet close together, in point of fact in what I'd say is the exact foot width I kick w/o fins. Consequently my legs are not forced wider with fins than they would be w/o fins. Follow?
I kick with my toes pointed just slightly inward and nearly brushing each other....'tight in a tube'. No way could I ever replicate that with all manner of fins over the years. The Aqua Sphere fins are also fairly flexible so for a guy who has had a bum knee redone x 2 this is nice. If you ever look at the GoSwim vids quite a few of the folks on the vids use them...the bright blue ones that are very sleek looking. Highly recommend a try. In point of fact I believe using all the other fins for dolphin drills actually impeded my progress for a long time due to the forced width. Once I started using the narrower fin everything seemed to translate very well to my regular dolphin kick w/o fins.
Here is a clip of them in use:
www.youtube.com/watch
Take a look at the AquaSphere fins that are tapered on the inside edges. They allow me to get my feet close together, in point of fact in what I'd say is the exact foot width I kick w/o fins. Consequently my legs are not forced wider with fins than they would be w/o fins. Follow?
I kick with my toes pointed just slightly inward and nearly brushing each other....'tight in a tube'. No way could I ever replicate that with all manner of fins over the years. The Aqua Sphere fins are also fairly flexible so for a guy who has had a bum knee redone x 2 this is nice. If you ever look at the GoSwim vids quite a few of the folks on the vids use them...the bright blue ones that are very sleek looking. Highly recommend a try. In point of fact I believe using all the other fins for dolphin drills actually impeded my progress for a long time due to the forced width. Once I started using the narrower fin everything seemed to translate very well to my regular dolphin kick w/o fins.
Here is a clip of them in use:
www.youtube.com/watch
