Pull Buoy

RE: Pull Buoy

rtodd — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:10:56 GMT

How's your head position? Swim with fists. Swim front quadrant.

RE: Pull Buoy

Former Member — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:09:47 GMT

If you haven't done so already, try developing a six beat kick which should help with body position. I liked this set when I was overcoming my own pull buoy addiction several years ago-- 9 x 200 as 1 pull/1 swim/1 pull/2 swim/1 pull/3 swim.

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Swimspire — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:25:42 GMT

My age group is 55-59, I have been swimming Masters for 18 months. Tonight was "Cold Turkey" for half the yardage. I survived! Thanks for your help. Hi, I think your approach is a great start. You can also try to alternate sets - one with pull buoy, one without. Another tip would be to keep track of your yardage - with buoy and without - so that you can see your gradual progress towards swimming without the pull buoy. Good luck!

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Gotinthegamelate — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:09:58 GMT

Thank You.

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Gotinthegamelate — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:07:17 GMT

My age group is 55-59, I have been swimming Masters for 18 months. Tonight was "Cold Turkey" for half the yardage. I survived! Thanks for your help.

RE: Pull Buoy

Elaine Krugman — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:11:51 GMT

Swim breaststroke. :applaud: :cheerleader:

RE: Pull Buoy

Former Member — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:30:13 GMT

Hi Gotinthegamelate, That seems to be a good idea from _steve_. This happened to a lady in my pool last month. I think it happens to a lot of people. Laughing, she even asked me to ask the lifeguards to lock the store-room so she could not get one of the pool's pullbuoys out, LoL. She tried going coldturkey, which never worked for her. She did not try _steve_'s fins idea. In the end, determined but suffering, she eased herself off over two weeks by doing less and less sets with the pullbuoy. I think she is two weeks free now. Never give up! And good luck to you.

RE: Pull Buoy

__steve__ — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:04:54 GMT

Remove it from your bag and use fins

RE: Pull Buoy

__steve__ — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:08:37 GMT

Cold turkey can hurt though

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Glenn — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:30:58 GMT

Swim breaststroke. Great answer Allen! LOL

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GregJS — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:30:31 GMT

I'm assuming the hard-to-give-up part is the free "high hips" and nice, low-drag feeling the pull buoy provides? If so, playing around with other ways to get your hips up might be the answer. Total Immersion talks about keeping the extended arm extended just a bit longer than you otherwise might ("front quadrant swimming"), pressing your chest down just a bit so you pivot a bit over your center of balance (like a see-saw), and making sure to not raise your head (which makes the see-saw go the wrong way). There are probably lots of other hip-raising tips out there. Going cold turkey will be tough if you get that sinky-draggy climbing uphill feeling without the buoy.

RE: Pull Buoy

knelson — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:17:29 GMT

Using fins instead is just replacing one crutch for another. If you want to break the habit just don't use one, ever. Cold turkey is the way to go!

RE: Pull Buoy

Allen Stark — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:36:55 GMT

Swim breaststroke.

RE: Pull Buoy

Elaine Krugman — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:07:01 GMT

Cold turkey can hurt though For a pull buoy? Nah, piece of cake! For fins? Nahhhh, no problem at all! For CHOCOLATE? :afraid::cry:

RE: Pull Buoy

lv2swim — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:57:19 GMT

If they are addicted to their buoy don't even go there with fins! I needed a good laugh today and this thread did it for me! Thanks!

RE: Pull Buoy

Glenn — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:01:51 GMT

I have found my crutch with the Buoy, and now I can't swim without it. Any suggestion on how to get rid of it? What age group are you in? If it's the same as mine, continue using the pull bouy! If not, throw it in the trash.