Hi, I'm a 42 year old man and learned free style swimming last year. Recently I started to use a pull buoy in hope to gain a better sense of proper body position. However I found it extremely challenging for me that I almost couldn't swim at all but rather drifting in the water.
I feel I couldn't rotate at all with a pull buoy between my thighs. Therefore I cannot get a proper catch and also I have difficulty turning to breathe ( sometimes I have to press water with a one arm in order to get my mouth above the surface of water).
Is it something I'm not doing this right? Or it's just my body not flexible enough and it will get better if I keep trying it?
Thanks.
Maybe pull buoys should be avoided until stroke is developed. I’ve been swimming now over a decade but I have yet to try the buoy, probably because my stroke still needs improving
Maybe pull buoys should be avoided until stroke is developed. I’ve been swimming now over a decade but I have yet to try the buoy, probably because my stroke still needs improving
