At the pool yesterday I was doing some pull sets w the buoy thing between my legs and noticed my times were not much slower on a 25y basis than I do when I add the kick. Is it safe to say my kick is my weakness or do most people do their pull sets close to their kick sets?
I also felt like I was able to do sets quicker with my br kick vs flutter kicker. I assume that is fairly common as well.
You may want to pick up some fins. Some short blades like the Finis Zoomers or other training fins. They will help strengthen and stretch your ankles. Paddles are great for giving you a better feel on your catch and on your hand entry position. I use my pull buoy every day. I use my paddles 2-3x a week. I use my fins 1-2x a week (I also have breaststroke fins that I use on occasion). The Finis Positive Drive fins are great if you want to be able to do breaststroke with fins on as well. I got some for my husband and he loves them.
After swimming for the past year doing planned workouts with either Masters or my kids' team, I got into the habit of the typical warm-up: 200-400 swim, 200 pull, 200 kick. So I use my buoy and my board every workout.
You may want to pick up some fins. Some short blades like the Finis Zoomers or other training fins. They will help strengthen and stretch your ankles. Paddles are great for giving you a better feel on your catch and on your hand entry position. I use my pull buoy every day. I use my paddles 2-3x a week. I use my fins 1-2x a week (I also have breaststroke fins that I use on occasion). The Finis Positive Drive fins are great if you want to be able to do breaststroke with fins on as well. I got some for my husband and he loves them.
After swimming for the past year doing planned workouts with either Masters or my kids' team, I got into the habit of the typical warm-up: 200-400 swim, 200 pull, 200 kick. So I use my buoy and my board every workout.
