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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Actually I used to coach women with "excessive" thighs.
Using any fin they had, the board was turned flat 90 degrees to the waters surface. The deeper the board was pushed into the water, the more resistance. This really work their legs, and yes it did work:p
Actually I used to coach women with "excessive" thighs.
Using any fin they had, the board was turned flat 90 degrees to the waters surface. The deeper the board was pushed into the water, the more resistance. This really work their legs, and yes it did work:p
