I have heard numerous articles of how using flippers can improve your kick.... I would like to hear from those who have used flippers before on your training sets and the pros and cons of using one. I admit that I have tried it out before, but usually results in cramps after usage, and the skin at the back of my heel starts peeling. Despite all the bad exp I had, I still believe there certainly must be some good in using flippers. Thanks. :)
It always rubs me the wrong way when someone claims they are a sports purist because they don't adopt new training technologies. This implies those of us who do try new and creative training techniques are not true to the sport.
Sports innovations have been around as long as there have been sports. I bet the first person to show up to a swim practice in a Speedo was lampooned for not being a purist. Since lycra and nylor weren't around in Roman times, maybe the first swimming non purist showed up in the buff or in a very skimpy toga, who knows.
Given this line of reasoning, runners would not wear shoes, golfers would still use wooden shafts and football players would wear leather helmets.
If fins are to your liking, wear them. The fact that many teams and coaches actively use fins throughout the nation implies they are of some use.
It always rubs me the wrong way when someone claims they are a sports purist because they don't adopt new training technologies. This implies those of us who do try new and creative training techniques are not true to the sport.
Sports innovations have been around as long as there have been sports. I bet the first person to show up to a swim practice in a Speedo was lampooned for not being a purist. Since lycra and nylor weren't around in Roman times, maybe the first swimming non purist showed up in the buff or in a very skimpy toga, who knows.
Given this line of reasoning, runners would not wear shoes, golfers would still use wooden shafts and football players would wear leather helmets.
If fins are to your liking, wear them. The fact that many teams and coaches actively use fins throughout the nation implies they are of some use.
