Personally, I think kickboards are evil, evil, evil. When I was swimming 20 years ago in high school I didn't see the point, and now that I'm 38 I still don't see the point.
Happily though, I've read in several books and seen on a few video tapes that many coaches have come around to my line of thinking, "Kickboards put you in an unnatural heads-up position, emphasize the least effective part of the stroke (the kick), and keep you from rotating."
Since I see people swim with kickboards every day I know many people disagree with me. But, there's no way they're going to change my mind. Instead - let's vote!
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I completely agree with you. I don't see the need for kickboards. I have the adults I swim with and the kids that I coach avoid using kickboards. I don't like the way it feels when you use them. My back hurts and it just doesn't feel right.
You can also go a lot faster without one!!
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Former Member
I completely agree with you. I don't see the need for kickboards. I have the adults I swim with and the kids that I coach avoid using kickboards. I don't like the way it feels when you use them. My back hurts and it just doesn't feel right.
You can also go a lot faster without one!!
