I like to swim with fins some days, I have the zoomers and some regular fins. I notice when I swim finless that I feel slow as a snail.If I have been using the fins for a couple of days. I know some swimmers that only use fins as thats the only way they have been able to learn, to them I say great what ever works for exercise but have noted to them that they should at least be able to swim finless to get out of the pool for safety if they fell into water anywhere.
One of the people I swim with on weekends says "fins are the new pull" whenever we start a pull set. I like my fins and they have kept me swimming through shouder pain but I use them sparingly.
I think they can definitely be a crutch. They held me back a good bit when I first started. I kept telling myself I'd quit using them once my kick got stronger and I'd be able to keep up. My kick never really got stronger until I put them and my ego aside and missed a few time splits on workouts.
Certainly, there are many people that are helped due to injury with fins. I've been there. And not everyone has the goal of developing a stronger finless kick. I look at it this way: If swimming isn't fun without fins, wear the fins.
One of the people I swim with on weekends says "fins are the new pull" whenever we start a pull set. I like my fins and they have kept me swimming through shouder pain but I use them sparingly.
I think they can definitely be a crutch. They held me back a good bit when I first started. I kept telling myself I'd quit using them once my kick got stronger and I'd be able to keep up. My kick never really got stronger until I put them and my ego aside and missed a few time splits on workouts.
Certainly, there are many people that are helped due to injury with fins. I've been there. And not everyone has the goal of developing a stronger finless kick. I look at it this way: If swimming isn't fun without fins, wear the fins.
